Blog #2 Dreyfus

Relevance seems to be the big issue with Dreyfus. Information on all sorts of topics are available to a person. The library has carefully collected this information and organized it for us. This establishes a clear system for us to use, but is time consuming. When compared to the internet, the information can be searched quickly using a search engine and appears in a matter of seconds. However, the search engine is defined by certain parameters to simulate common sense to produce relevant meaning. In a sense, the programmer is creating a pseudo-embodiment of the human for the computer. But in order for the common sense/relevance to take place, doesn't one have to have self awareness? Don't we have to know ourselves as humans in order to make decisions relevant to a particular event? Let's take food allergies for an example. You might have an allergy to peanuts like my neighbor. After discovering your allergy, you decide on food that does not contain anything to do with peanuts. Will a computer know not to display a link to a website that contains viruses? Would it be aware that a virus could infect it and thus scan for it?