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I'm sure this example isn't new at all but it's the first time I've encountered the argument phrased this way and I find it incredibly compelling. Looks good, s
by parineum 3y ago
I'm sure this example isn't new at all but it's the first time I've encountered the argument phrased this way and I find it incredibly compelling. Looks good, smells bad is another one (that probably happens more often).
It did get me thinking about different senses and how I prioritize them. Given that humans strongest sense is visual, it's interesting to me that the priorities of what to trust seem opposite of my expectations. It seems to me that visual signals are seemingly least "trusted" compared to the other senses. As if the logic goes, "my sense of smell is so bad that if it detects danger, it must be very dangerous".
Similarly, I'm sure dogs can smell rotting flesh long before meat is unsafe.
- afterburner 3y agoEven simpler: if one sensor tells you confidently there's something in your way, and the other doesn't, assume there's something in your way.
- Sodman 3y agoThe problem in this particular case is that the sensor may be confidently telling you there's something in the way, but in reality it's just a plastic bag. Hard braking at 70mph on a highway as if you were about to hit a concrete wall is probably not a great outcome in this scenario if there's somebody behind you.
- jjk166 3y agoIf your sensor is confidently telling you that a plastic bag is a concrete wall, maybe you shouldn't be using that sensor to begin with.