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Not sure why this disturbs you; people regularly violate traffic laws when they decide it isn't risky. Our laws are not written with enough precision to deal wi
by Eridrus 9y ago
Not sure why this disturbs you; people regularly violate traffic laws when they decide it isn't risky. Our laws are not written with enough precision to deal with all scenarios, so we let people applying the law to decide if what you did was reasonable even if it was illegal.
- masonic 9y agopeople regularly violate traffic laws when they decide it isn't risky People doing so take on the responsibility for their actions and can take situational assessment of risk to drivers, pedestrians, cyclists, etc. They also accept the risk of a traffic stop, citation, summons, search, fine, and effects on insurance rates. What can a traffic officer even do to an algorithm or its company? There isn't even statute law (in CA, anyway) empowering them to hold the "driver" accountable on any level. When you program an algorithm to disregard law in non-emergency situations, there are so many edge conditions that come into play that go untested in advance. I'm afraid these issues will go ignored until there is a body count to throw into the media narrative.