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When you engage the trigger, firearms require a responsible human to aim with attention. When you engage the autopilot, the system requires a responsible human
by mrb 9y ago
When you engage the trigger, firearms require a responsible human to aim with attention.
When you engage the autopilot, the system requires a responsible human to watch the road with attention.
I really don't see any difference.
- gamblor956 9y agoA gun is deliberately aimed at a target. The bullet isn't responsible because it has no agency; it is a propelled piece of mass. A self-shooting gun has agency, and does not require the human to aim with attention. (There are currently no self-shooting guns on the market absent hacked firearms.) A Tesla Autopilot is like a self-shooting gun. Autopilot decides where to go, independently of the human. The car is in control, not the human. Moreover, the car does not actually require the human to watch the road with attention because it continues to maintain control even in the absence of human involvement. Ergo, they're nothing alike.
- mrb 9y ago«The car does not actually require the human to watch the road» By law it is required. The autopilot instructions also require it. Of course the autopilot software should be improved. But ultimately—the keyword is ultimately— it was the human driver's fault for not paying attention, for assuming the autopilot had a 0% failure rate.