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A self-driving taxi went rogue, blocking traffic and evading officials, as a YouTuber captured it on video from the backseat
Business Insider via msn ^ | 14 May 2021 | Grace Kay

Posted on 05/14/2021 11:40:15 PM PDT by blueplum

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Mr. Toad's Wild Ride!
1 posted on 05/14/2021 11:40:15 PM PDT by blueplum
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To: blueplum

The ghetto model in “ flee from the cops” mode? Or maybe stimulating a female Asian driver.


2 posted on 05/14/2021 11:50:47 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. .... )
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Nobody in the driver’s seat?


3 posted on 05/14/2021 11:53:58 PM PDT by Chad C. Mulligan (Deplorably Neanderthal)
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To: blueplum

We’re all guinea pigs for this bull s**t

The guy in the vehicle is a complete moron, having no clue he could be killed at any moment.


4 posted on 05/14/2021 11:55:36 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: blueplum

Alexa, you drive like ass...


5 posted on 05/14/2021 11:56:06 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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Alexa wouldn’t evade the officials. We may be talking about Hal in this case...


6 posted on 05/14/2021 11:59:10 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: blueplum
The notion that AI will soon become so sophisticated that it can actually think and reason like humans is a lie born out of denial of the true source of human consciousness. Contrary to the beliefs of materialistic science, human consciousness is not simply a product of the brain. The belief is that the brain is just a very sophisticated computer, and the sum total of the human mind exists only in the brain, therefore once we can build sufficiently powerful computers AI will equal and then surpass human capabilities.

Hogwash. First, the “mind” and consciousness are products of the combination of the physical brain and the soul. I would say that the soul is the source of consciousness and thought, and the brain is the interface between the soul and the physical world. Refusal to consider the spiritual element of “mind” is why no matter how sophisticated computers get, they will never approach the reasoning capability of humans, will certainly never come anywhere near achieving “consciousness”, and will always be subject to making unexpectedly dumb mistakes.

Computers will continue to get much better at performing rote tasks, and will improve in appearing to mimic human behavior, but underneath it all they will never be anything more than dumb machines, carrying out programs that humans have inserted into them. Think far more Siri rather than HAL9000.

7 posted on 05/15/2021 12:31:33 AM PDT by noiseman (The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.)
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I didn’t see any difficult situations that any human wouldn’t be able to manage, but the car couldn’t deal with it. Those self drivers seem to work ok under perfect conditions (good weather, excellent roads, light traffic). You can see what happens when minor issues arise (traffic cones). What happens under more trying circumstances? What if this was at the peak of rush hour?

Accidents? Unnecessary traffic jams? Road rage incidents?

And as an aside, why is this guy wearing a mask, alone in a driverless car?


8 posted on 05/15/2021 1:02:44 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (Der Impfstoff macht frei.)
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No kidding!

Regarding these Skynet cars....

A fool and his life are soon parted.


9 posted on 05/15/2021 1:12:15 AM PDT by Prole ( )
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[Nobody in the driver’s seat?]

You’re in a Johnny Cab.

How did I get here?

The door opened; you got in (rolls eyes).


10 posted on 05/15/2021 1:42:36 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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When they make trains run autonomously I’ll talk about cars.


11 posted on 05/15/2021 4:11:44 AM PDT by VTenigma (The Democrat party is the party of the mathematically challenged )
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Level 5 Autonomous Trucks are right around the corner. Right now 24 states allow level 4, limited driver interaction. 80,000# coming right at you !


12 posted on 05/15/2021 4:44:42 AM PDT by griswold3 (NBA/ Plumlee Ball. = poor entertainment value while insulting the audience gets you broke )
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I get all kinds of warm fuzzies knowing that.


13 posted on 05/15/2021 4:47:25 AM PDT by VTenigma (The Democrat party is the party of the mathematically challenged )
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This story sounds like the opening scene for a remake of the original "Terminator".

And a voice over follows - "Then the machines got smarter"

14 posted on 05/15/2021 5:11:18 AM PDT by Bernard (“When once the guardian angel has taken flight, everything is lost”. – William H. Seward, 1/12/1861)
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A mask wearing fag alone in a driverless car. One of the many situations you will NEVER find me in.


15 posted on 05/15/2021 5:32:05 AM PDT by Delta 21 (Get off your ass and earn it!)
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To: blueplum

Not ready for primetime.


16 posted on 05/15/2021 5:56:09 AM PDT by rockrr ( Everything is different now...)
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They need a big red panic button in the back so a passenger can just shut it down.


17 posted on 05/15/2021 6:08:49 AM PDT by Pollard
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Car was described as a “Waymo” self driving taxi. “Wayless” might be a better description.


18 posted on 05/15/2021 6:52:21 AM PDT by oldtech
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"will improve in appearing to mimic human behavior"

When these AI "zombies" are perfected so as to perfectly ape human behavior then the scientists will instruct humanity to fade away to allow these superior beings to take our place.

The answer to the Fermi Paradox could be that once a civilization becomes advanced enough to create AI zombies they allow themselves to be replaced hoping the AI zombies will travel and explore the Universe.

Only the AI zombies with no real consciousness or curiosity end up just staying put on whatever planet they were created on, or power themselves down waiting for further instructions that never arrive.

19 posted on 05/15/2021 8:16:23 AM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear (This is not a tagline.)
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Car must have had a chip made in China.


20 posted on 05/15/2021 9:01:49 AM PDT by Vaduz (women and children to be impacIQ of chimpsted the most.)
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