the rest of the article makes a really good point, which has me
deeply concerned now that there are fuckwits out there making
"driverless" cars, toying with people's lives in the process. you
have *no idea* what unexpected decisions are being made, what has been
"optimised out".
with aircraft it's a different matter: the skies are clear, it's a
matter of physics and engineering, and the job of taking off, landing
and changing direction is, if extremely complex, actually just a
matter of programming. also, the PILOT IS ULTIMATELY IN CHARGE.
cars - where you could get thrown unexpected completely unanticipated
scenarios involving life-and-death decisions - are a totally different
matter.
the only truly ethical way to create "driverless" cars is to create
an actual *conscious* machine intelligence with which you can have a
conversation, and *TEACH* it - through a rational conversation - what
the actual parameters are for (a) the laws of the road (b) moral
decisions regarding life-and-death situations.
applying genetic algorithms to driving of vehicles is a stupid,
stupid idea because you cannot tell what has been "optimised out" -
just as the guy from this article says.
l.
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