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Half of Soren Iverson's joke features are depressingly plausible and the other half are completely implausible but more compelling than any real "AI" product I'

Half of Soren Iverson's joke features are depressingly plausible and the other half are completely implausible but more compelling than any real "AI" product I've ever heard of.

AmericanChopper 2y ago
> Uber option to let me drive I'd like this one. I've had quite a few trips where I asked the driver (Grab/Gojek, not Uber) if I could take over, and they pretty much always don't have an issue with it. Would have been nice to get a discount for it.
- ctippett 2y ago
  Wait, what? You've successfully asked a stranger if you can take over driving their vehicle – presumably a vehicle they rely on for their income and one you're not insured for – and they've said yes!?
  - neonsunset 2y ago
    They have +6 bonus and Advantage to Charisma roll, what can we say?
  - AmericanChopper 2y ago
    Yeah, quite a few times. Mostly in Jakarta and Bangkok. Common reasons include: * Driver is hopelessly lost and stands no chance of getting to the destination * Driver has no idea how to read a map * Driver is obviously very inexperienced and can’t handle the chaotic traffic * Driver is obviously too tired to drive safely (or reach the destination in a reasonable timeframe) * Driver is too hungry to drive/read map/think at all (common in the afternoon during Ramadan) * Driver is obviously high on meth or drunk (especially in Indonesia where there are no laws against driving under the influence)
    - roughly 2y ago
      I’m genuinely not sure how you rack up multiples of these without reconsidering use of the service.
      - eric-hu 2y ago
        Having lived in Bangkok, I can say there weren’t great alternatives to Grab. Traditional taxis were as bad if not worse in my experience.
      - AmericanChopper 2y ago
        Well the only alternatives are driving yourself everywhere (which kinda sucks in Jakarta), or hiring several full time drivers (which I have done in the past). All of the taxi/ride share services here are unreliable. But if you want to live in a developing country, you really just have to accept the fact that most things are highly dysfunctional and unreliable.
      - ryandrake 2y ago
        I've had a Lyft driver in San Jose, CA, who was not able to navigate a closed freeway onramp. The GPS map told him to turn onto the onramp, but it was closed in real life. So he drove past it, the GPS routed him to make four right turns and come back around to the same onramp. He just kept going in that circle over and over like a robot, coming back around again and again to the same closed onramp. I'm not sure if he expected it to magically open up for him or what. So I told him to either end the ride or follow my verbal instructions, basically take the side street up to the next freeway onramp. Once he got there, he completed the rest of the ride successfully.
        medstrom 2y ago
        How many times did he pass the onramp?
        ryandrake 2y ago
        At least three times. I kind of lost count as I got this growing feeling of simultaneously being irritated and having pity for the guy.
  - Dylan16807 2y ago
    > one you're not insured for Car insurance usually handles borrowing just fine.
    - behringer 2y ago
      Business insurance for non employees? When geico figures out you are using consumer insurance for business purposes and then letting the customer drive they're not paying out.
      - Dylan16807 2y ago
        > When geico figures out you are using consumer insurance for business purposes You can end the sentence here. If there already wasn't proper insurance, then switching drivers is not the problem.
  - Zak 2y ago
    You just nearly described Turo.
  - deleted 2y ago
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Half of Soren Iverson's joke features are depressingly plausible and the other half are completely implausible but more compelling than any real "AI" product I've ever heard of.

AmericanChopper 2y ago

> Uber option to let me drive I'd like this one. I've had quite a few trips where I asked the driver (Grab/Gojek, not Uber) if I could take over, and they pretty much always don't have an issue with it. Would have been nice to get a discount for it.

ctippett 2y ago
Wait, what? You've successfully asked a stranger if you can take over driving their vehicle – presumably a vehicle they rely on for their income and one you're not insured for – and they've said yes!?
- neonsunset 2y ago
  They have +6 bonus and Advantage to Charisma roll, what can we say?
- AmericanChopper 2y ago
  Yeah, quite a few times. Mostly in Jakarta and Bangkok. Common reasons include: * Driver is hopelessly lost and stands no chance of getting to the destination * Driver has no idea how to read a map * Driver is obviously very inexperienced and can’t handle the chaotic traffic * Driver is obviously too tired to drive safely (or reach the destination in a reasonable timeframe) * Driver is too hungry to drive/read map/think at all (common in the afternoon during Ramadan) * Driver is obviously high on meth or drunk (especially in Indonesia where there are no laws against driving under the influence)
  - roughly 2y ago
    I’m genuinely not sure how you rack up multiples of these without reconsidering use of the service.
    - eric-hu 2y ago
      Having lived in Bangkok, I can say there weren’t great alternatives to Grab. Traditional taxis were as bad if not worse in my experience.
    - AmericanChopper 2y ago
      Well the only alternatives are driving yourself everywhere (which kinda sucks in Jakarta), or hiring several full time drivers (which I have done in the past). All of the taxi/ride share services here are unreliable. But if you want to live in a developing country, you really just have to accept the fact that most things are highly dysfunctional and unreliable.
    - ryandrake 2y ago
      I've had a Lyft driver in San Jose, CA, who was not able to navigate a closed freeway onramp. The GPS map told him to turn onto the onramp, but it was closed in real life. So he drove past it, the GPS routed him to make four right turns and come back around to the same onramp. He just kept going in that circle over and over like a robot, coming back around again and again to the same closed onramp. I'm not sure if he expected it to magically open up for him or what. So I told him to either end the ride or follow my verbal instructions, basically take the side street up to the next freeway onramp. Once he got there, he completed the rest of the ride successfully.
      - medstrom 2y ago
        How many times did he pass the onramp?
        ryandrake 2y ago
        At least three times. I kind of lost count as I got this growing feeling of simultaneously being irritated and having pity for the guy.
- Dylan16807 2y ago
  > one you're not insured for Car insurance usually handles borrowing just fine.
  - behringer 2y ago
    Business insurance for non employees? When geico figures out you are using consumer insurance for business purposes and then letting the customer drive they're not paying out.
    - Dylan16807 2y ago
      > When geico figures out you are using consumer insurance for business purposes You can end the sentence here. If there already wasn't proper insurance, then switching drivers is not the problem.
- Zak 2y ago
  You just nearly described Turo.
- deleted 2y ago
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