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As far as imprecise journalism (let alone blatant inaccuracy goes) this is pretty inoffensive IMHO. It’s not even that far off. Algorithms can be composed. When
by braindeath 7y ago
As far as imprecise journalism (let alone blatant inaccuracy goes) this is pretty inoffensive IMHO.
It’s not even that far off. Algorithms can be composed. When we publish a paper on a complete ML application, the whole thing is generally referred to as “the algorithm” because it can be documented as precise set of steps from initial raw inputs to some kind of output. Just because there are literally thousands of applications of sorting and searching, matrix multiplies and what have you buried under the process doesn’t make it unclear what is being referred to.
- adatavizguy 7y agoAlmost all algorithms are composition of algorithms. Probably a good way to define a singular algorithm is the point a human has to be the source of its input. A self driving car is a composition of thousands of algorithms by definition -- a process that step by step calculates with an input and output which is every single method in all its code. However, for sake of conversation in the number of complete autonomous systems consider the car to be a single algorithm defined by the point a human has to be the originating input at the interface where the key gets turned to turn it on. I think this definition will be important in law because it is where we will define responsibility for actions of autonomous things.