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| title = Self-Driving Issues | | title = Self-Driving Issues | ||
| image = self_driving_issues.png | | image = self_driving_issues.png | ||
− | | titletext = If most people turn into | + | | titletext = If most people turn into muderers all of a sudden, we'll need to push out a firmware update or something. |
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | [[Cueball]] explains being worried about {{w|autonomous car| | + | [[Cueball]] explains being worried about {{w|autonomous car|autonomous cars}}, noting that it may be possible to fool the sensory systems of the vehicles. This is a common concern with AIs; since they think analytically and have little to no capability for abstract thought, they can be fooled by things a human would immediately realize is deceptive. |
− | However, Cueball quickly | + | However, Cueball quickly realizes that his argument actually doesn't hold up when comparing AI drivers to human drivers, as both in fact rely on the same guidance framework. Human drivers follow signs and road markings, and must obey the laws of the road just as an AI must. Therefore, attacking the road infrastructure impacts both AIs and humans equally in this case. |
− | Cueball further wonders why, in this case, nobody tries to fool human drivers as they might try to fool an AI, but [[White Hat]] and [[Megan]] point out that most {{w|Road traffic safety|road safety systems}} benefit from humans not actively trying to maliciously sabotage them | + | Cueball further wonders why, in this case, nobody tries to fool human drivers as they might try to fool an AI, but [[White Hat]] and [[Megan]] point out the obvious sociological answer; that most {{w|Road traffic safety|road safety systems}} benefit from humans not actively trying to maliciously sabotage them. |
− | The title text continues the line of reasoning, noting that if most people did suddenly become murderers, the AI | + | The [[title text]] continues the line of reasoning, noting that if most people did suddenly become murderers, the AI would need to be upgraded in order to deal with the presumable increase in people trying to cause car crashes by fooling the AI - a somewhat narrowly-focused solution given that a world full of murderers would probably have many more problems than that. It might also be suggesting a firmware update for the people who have become murderers, one that would fix their murderous ways. We are not currently at a point where we can create and apply firmware updates for people, however... unless you count {{w|psychiatry}}, {{w|cognitive behavioral therapy}}, {{w|hypnosis}}, {{w|mind-altering drugs}}, {{w|prison}}, {{w|CRISPR}}, etc. |
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+ | This cartoon and [[1955: Robots]] share the common theme of human fear and overreaction to the advent of more or less autonomous robots. | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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:Cueball: Oh, right. I always forget. | :Cueball: Oh, right. I always forget. | ||
:Megan: An underappreciated component of our road safety system. | :Megan: An underappreciated component of our road safety system. | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | ||
[[Category:Self-driving cars]] | [[Category:Self-driving cars]] | ||
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+ | ==Trivia== | ||
+ | The [[title text]] was published with a typo: "murderers" was misspelled as "muderers." | ||
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+ | {{comic discussion}} |