Who's the Boss? Autonomics and New-Fangled Security Gizmos with Minds of Their Own.
Glenn Fink · USENIX Large Installation Systems Administration Conference · 2007
Faithfully does what humans might May waste or duplicate effortneglect (backups?)Could result in huge efficiency gains Could violate unstated constraintsCan’t handle completely newproblemsHandles known errors wellMay mask human activity (or serveas an excuse)Anticipates user action (e.g., webprefetching)Can handle tasks previously only Doesn’t know when to ask for helphumans could doFails to account for interactionsbetween systems (story time)Accomplishes individual tasks wellSaves system administrator labor Hides information