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Programmers have to make decisions about those things all the time. It isn't like the product team defines every nitty-gritty detail of implementation -- especi
by twblalock 10y ago
Programmers have to make decisions about those things all the time. It isn't like the product team defines every nitty-gritty detail of implementation -- especially for machine learning and AI algorithms.
- Retric 10y agoSure, in the how cautious should I be in rain situation. Not, it's a sunny day and open road, the speed limit is 65 what should I do situation. PS: I expect company's to punt with a user selectable: how much to speed buttons.
- twblalock 10y agoYou're wrong. Programmers cannot escape making decisions when they design these algorithms, no matter the situation they are designed for.
- Retric 10y agoA lot of AI is based around training sets not traditional Algorithms like your thinking of. There are simply to many edge cases to deal with by hand. Yes, there is also a lot of hand coding in these systems, but good training sets are very critical.
- twblalock 10y agoThe choice of those training sets, including their contents, their size, how they are consumed, and the algorithms they are fed to, affects the output. Therefore, programmers make decisions. It is unavoidable.
- Retric 10y agoI don't think the people doing a million miles driving Google cars around are classified as programmers.
- twblalock 10y agoActually, some of them are programmers. Even if they weren't, it is unrealistic to assume that programmers have no input into the decisions that go into building the training set, which in this case involves where, and in what conditions, the prototype cars are driven.
- Retric 10y agoGranted, though plenty of Uber drivers are probably also programmers, and I have made plenty of business decisions I probably should not have. But, I would hope this is held to a higher standard.