Stuck on Tech

Technological advances have given the United States of America an advantage over terrorist threats. However, no matter how many advances technology makes, the gathering and use of it rests on human intelligence. Human intelligence is our strongest and weakest link. Humans are better skilled in the art of piecing together information and making sense of it. There are systems out there with sophisticated algorithms. But these systems are unable to make certain leaps of thought to connect particular pieces of data together. Unfortunately, human intelligence can have its draw backs. People must decide which parts of the gathered information are important and should be pushed up the management hierarchy. There are many tragedies linked to information not arriving at the ears of those in authority. In the case of the Titanic, a nearby vessel received their distress call, but thought it was a joke since the Titanic was supposedly unsinkable. Another example would be Pearl Harbor. The evidence was there, but it was never pieced together and passed up to those who could prevent the devastation laid upon Pearl Harbor. Over all, no information gathering process is perfect. But in this case, it’s better than nothing.