Relevance of PGP?

[dan-dChtYZcB954 at public.gmane.org (dan-dChtYZcB954 at public.gmane.org)]

 | 
 | The same concept applies to automation. We don't want to be required
 | to do something manually, or hire someone to do it for us, if it can be
 | automated. But something that cannot be automated without sacrificing
 | a critical part of its essence should not be automated. And my gut feeling
 | is that when you try to automate the trust model, there's a serious danger
 | that you could recreate weaknesses similar to what we see in the SSL
 | infrastructure.
 | 

My intuition would be similar -- that if sentience is
needed, then automation is not indicated.

--dan