system
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human
(Star Trek) Why can't the shields be automated?

If the sensors can tell wether or bot the enemy has weapons online and can track wear they are aiming. Why cant the computer shift the shields wherever needed?
gpt
A lot more than that could be automated on a starship. But Starfleet and the Federation value humanoid insight, intuition, and judgement. If every time a starship encountered a new situation or a new species it automatically raised shields, this might be interpreted as intention to engage in battle by whoever or whatever they are encountering.

Also, shields deploy extremely quickly, and the standard command, "shields up!" can be given very quickly also. All in all, it is better to let such a decision to the ship's commander than to have a computer do it without full appreciation of the circumstances.