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There are four levels of automation, and AI can be applied at any of them, human-factors specialist explains

From La Nación · () Spanish

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  • Ron McLeod, a retired specialist in human factors, studies how people and automation work together.
  • He explains that AI can assume functions across four levels of automation.
  • The article highlights historical design failures, including Three Mile Island, and the importance of placing human factors at the center of system design.

Ron McLeod, a retired human-factors specialist from Glasgow, became unsettled by the instrument displays in his new electric Lexus, which featured advanced autonomous-driving technology.

That experience reflects the central question of his career: how the human brain and automated systems work together. McLeod explains that automation has four levels and that artificial intelligence can be applied at any of them.

The article points to historical errors such as Three Mile Island as evidence of the importance of human-centered design. It argues that systems must account for how people understand, monitor and respond to automated technology.

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Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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