IT's the 'misuse'of tech. Sure, we can optimize for efficiency if efficiency is defined by minimizing cost or maximizing safety. But in a world of humans, effic

IT's the 'misuse'of tech. Sure, we can optimize for efficiency if efficiency is defined by minimizing cost or maximizing safety. But in a world of humans, efficiency should be defined by 'maximizing human utility'. In other words, use tech to make people better, more employable, happier. And no I do not mean borg. If we continue down this path, ultimately we will marginalize humanity because our systems are far more efficient than the evolutionary process that spawned and selected us. in the specific example of 'self driving vehicles' an analogy might be to have an AI supervisor issuing directives. Much as our GPS issues turn directions, an advanced AI could be pointing out traffic hazards hundreds of feet away that many people who are distracted, texting, talking or just have poor vision would miss. OTOH, we have the resilience of millenia on our resume, whereas machines are scarcely 200 years old. If a cataclysm hits the planet, much of the static infrastructure will fail.