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That's how we got cars, planes, medicine, bridges, and ... almost everything. We can't wait for perfection. The question is how much risk are we willing to abs
by robotresearcher 4y ago
That's how we got cars, planes, medicine, bridges, and ... almost everything.
We can't wait for perfection. The question is how much risk are we willing to absorb.
- SketchySeaBeast 4y agoIf someone told you that they were going to revolutionize bridge building but it was going to take a bunch of catastrophes to get there how would feel about it?
- robotresearcher 4y agoIn terms of the grandparent's question: If the FSD crashes, but much less than human drivers, I'm all for it. But how much less is enough? Very interesting question! 1000:1 sure! 10:1 strong maybe! 11:10 probably not, given the moral and legal can of worms, though it'd be nice to save ~10% of injuries...
- santillaner 4y agoThe fact is they did not tell you but it happenned and still happens. Bridge designing and building uses safety factors, yet there have been bridges falling down, in Italy and Mexico as recent examples https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hNLP5shZciU https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hNLP5shZciU https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YXmbkbr0L18 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YXmbkbr0L18 A few years ago I built realtime seismic impact monitoring and analysis technology and standard answer was along the lines of “we’ve got insurance if people die so why bother”