Make an instruction unambiguous - Computer Science | Zoonk

Make an instruction unambiguous - Computer Science | Zoonk

Make an instruction unambiguous

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A split-screen image: on the left, a human designer looking at a vague note that says “make it look nice” with thought bubbles of colors and styles; on the right, a computer screen showing the same note with a blank error symbol, emphasizing that the computer has no missing rules or context.

Computers do not guess meaning

A human can hear “make it look nice” and guess what you mean from taste, context, and experience. A computer cannot use that missing meaning unless someone has already turned it into rules or data.