It is only when variables are not easily converted into numbers, when they aren't 'quantifiable', that computers are at a disadvantage. But when we turn to the contemporary business world, it is startling to see how many decisions are based solely on the variables computers handle well. There are two reasons for this. The first is simple. Capitalism encourages people to put profit first.
Money is our world's least common denominator.
All the rhetoric about traditional values aside, monetary value is valued most. The second reason is related to the first, but more complicated. Today's business world is dominated by short-term thinking. Few business decisions look beyond the immediate future. If a computer is fed enough numerical data about the present and recent past, and if it is well-programmed, it can make reasonably accurate projections about the immediate future.