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Huh? Human drivers rely on hundreds of hours of training to safely and reliably handle most traffic situations, and still frequently fail to act appropriately i

Huh? Human drivers rely on hundreds of hours of training to safely and reliably handle most traffic situations, and still frequently fail to act appropriately in unexpected situations. We also get brain farts or fall asleep at the wheel and flatten the occasional pedestrian. According to the National Safety Council, the chances of dying from a motor vehicle crash is 1 in 103. Human driving isn't some impossible to pass benchmark of excellency - it's an endless shitshow of human tragedy.

Invictus0 5y ago
> Human drivers rely on hundreds of hours of training to safely and reliably handle most traffic situations Human training is different than AI training; they are so different that the words should not be the same. The difference is that humans see things how they are, not how they appear. If a human learns to drive only during the day, and then after their training has to drive at night, they will still recognize the traffic lights and stop signs--an AI will not. Moreover, a human really doesn't need hundreds of hours to learn to drive. I was driving at 5 years old, in a toy Jeep with a top speed of maybe 10 miles and hour. I knew not to drive into the flower garden or hit the dog. In many States, you can drive legally as early as 14, and historically many farm kids started younger than that with no training to speak of. When your vehicle is a slow tractor, it's not nearly as dangerous. > We also get brain farts or fall asleep at the wheel and flatten the occasional pedestrian. Great, this is something an algorithm that mimics the human brain would be able to improve upon. > According to the National Safety Council, the chances of dying from a motor vehicle crash is 1 in 103 Over what time frame, presumably a lifetime of about 75 years? A very meaningless and alarmist statistic--better to talk about the 1.1 fatalities per 100 million miles.
- CRConrad 5y ago
  > The difference is that humans see things how they are, not how they appear. Muahahaha!

Invictus0 5y ago

> Human drivers rely on hundreds of hours of training to safely and reliably handle most traffic situations Human training is different than AI training; they are so different that the words should not be the same. The difference is that humans see things how they are, not how they appear. If a human learns to drive only during the day, and then after their training has to drive at night, they will still recognize the traffic lights and stop signs--an AI will not. Moreover, a human really doesn't need hundreds of hours to learn to drive. I was driving at 5 years old, in a toy Jeep with a top speed of maybe 10 miles and hour. I knew not to drive into the flower garden or hit the dog. In many States, you can drive legally as early as 14, and historically many farm kids started younger than that with no training to speak of. When your vehicle is a slow tractor, it's not nearly as dangerous. > We also get brain farts or fall asleep at the wheel and flatten the occasional pedestrian. Great, this is something an algorithm that mimics the human brain would be able to improve upon. > According to the National Safety Council, the chances of dying from a motor vehicle crash is 1 in 103 Over what time frame, presumably a lifetime of about 75 years? A very meaningless and alarmist statistic--better to talk about the 1.1 fatalities per 100 million miles.

CRConrad 5y ago
> The difference is that humans see things how they are, not how they appear. Muahahaha!