alt Hacker NewsBecause it produces the desired output. The purpose of a program.
There are many domains where an intelligent human can act as a discriminator for output without knowing exactly in precise detail how the process itself works.
Because it produces the desired output. The purpose of a program.
There are many domains where an intelligent human can act as a discriminator for output without knowing exactly in precise detail how the process itself works.
That is certainly true, but there are also many cases where someone without core expertise who believes themselves to be a capable discriminator actually is not.