Like a Friend
What kind is a good friend? I think we all know. At least three big things. First if He/She has a problem, it is important to tell to You immediately. Secondly if You have a problem or You are in a risk of making a mistake, what a good friend is doing. He/She can notice that and can assist You to solve the problem and manage properly. Thirdly, when being busy for example, what a good friend is doing. He/She is going and doing the job independently and just telling You, that all is done and ready!
Why I am talking about this now in FIMA News. The reason is clear and easy. Intelligent machines like FIMA machines are now and in future still more like humans or friends.
First, if an intelligent machine has a problem, what is it doing or what we hope anyway. It is important to tell clearly and in good time, what is getting wrong and why the feelings are not good. Like a close friend is doing. It is important, that communication is good, reliable and that the message is clear and easy to understand. Also if You have a message or good advice to tell, it is important to have good means and methods to get it communicated. I think that is exactly what is developed in the FIMA programs TOLKKU and MOTTI.
Secondly we all know, that many accidents still happen in every day work. In more than half of the cases the reason is human mistake. More and more customers and insurance companies are asking for, is it not possible the intelligent machine to assist the driver like a friend is doing? For example to slow down the driving speed, if a collision risk is exceeding the threshold. This is what FIMA/ EFFIMA is planning in the coming FAMOUS program.
Third is independency. The autonomous machines are like our best friends or grown up children. They can do everything what is needed by themselves. And come and tell You about, how they feel! But sometimes it also is needed a lot of work and development to get it work properly. That kind of full automation is also included in FIMA visions now and maybe it is developed more in coming future.
One more thing I would like to emphasize in modern co-operation between companies and people is good and positive atmosphere. That is also like between friends. But how to reach a good atmosphere in co-operation? One think what I could propose is, that please be brave and make good proposals from Your side. And from experience I know, that very often You will get as good or still better proposals from others, like from friends! And that’s it, positive atmosphere of doing, which is important on this kind of recession periods for all of us!
Jorma Nurmi VP, Technology Development
