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I mostly agree, however regarding the bus accident the problem is that AI out of the box has to be way better than the human in order to gain widespread accepta
by tedeh 9y ago
I mostly agree, however regarding the bus accident the problem is that AI out of the box has to be way better than the human in order to gain widespread acceptance. That means it needs to be able to make tough calls, and do it better than the humans it is meant to replace (or complement). The description of the incident in particular shows why self-driving AIs have such a long way to go.
- qohen 9y agoThis may not be so. I expect many people would see the good in technology that prevents accidents and deaths even if it isn't perfect in its first release and that those who don't feel this way at the start might be brought around by good arguments. Speaking of which, there's a study by some RAND Corporation researchers (described on RAND's blog [0] and here [1]) about how it is likely a good idea to get the technology out even before it is perfected, not only to save lives now, etc. but also to speed up the perfection of the technology -- the rubber needs to hit the road, so to speak. [0] https://www.rand.org/blog/articles/2017/11/why-waiting-for-perfect-autonomous-vehicles-may-cost-lives.html https://www.rand.org/blog/articles/2017/11/why-waiting-for-p... [1] https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR2150.html https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR2150.html