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> The field is named after an example of circular causal feedback—that of steering a ship (the ancient Greek κυβερνήτης (kybernḗtēs)... Now that name makes a l

> The field is named after an example of circular causal feedback—that of steering a ship (the ancient Greek κυβερνήτης (kybernḗtēs)... Now that name makes a lot more sense to me.

openrisk 2y ago
Which is also the root of the word 'government', so a government agent is doubly cybernetic in a sense