Andy M.
Certified Pretend Chef
I don't think our current crop of robot cars is nearly sophisticated enough to be able to make the decisions Asimov's law require. But they make a nice story.
and no one has yet been able to write such a program that would positively cover every infinitesimal aspect of being able to recognize a human being and make a decision on what action to take.The other issue about Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics, is that whoever programmed the robots, would have to program that in. Possibly it could be programmed into a Read Only chip, so the various programmers wouldn't have to do it. But, I see absolutely no evidence that anyone is doing anything of the kind. If no one somehow programs those Three Laws into every single robot, then the laws are totally irrelevant.
Programming for autonomous vehicles takes in data and is given rules to follow and combines those for decision-making. It's not necessary for the programmer to anticipate and program in every possible scenario.and no one has yet been able to write such a program that would positively cover every infinitesimal aspect of being able to recognize a human being and make a decision on what action to take.
Autonomous vehicles have cameras, motion detectors, proximity detectors, and other sensors that give them a lot more information than humans can gather, and they make decisions a lot faster. And they don't panic.On a busy street there could be many cars with humans in them, some without humans in them, people walking on sidewalks, getting in their cars, at the stop lights. etc. A robot would have to analyze and decide what action to take in nano seconds.
You might be surprised at how sophisticated computer modeling and simulation is.Granted some people cannot do that either, which is why there are accidents.
I'm not a scientist and cannot even being to think of all the variants and possible scenarios that could take place.
How would they test these computers. They have crash test dummies - but with programs being able to recognize a real human being - the tests will not work on dummies as the computer will know it is not real. Here's for a good movie plot - criminals could volunteer to be the dummies.... if they live ....
I bought a lightly driven 2023 Audi Q5 and its warning features scare the shit out of me every day. I mean they are great but they are also loud and fussy. And a 300 page owners manual.Like a lot of newer cars, my Audi SUV has driver aids. It will put on the brakes if the driver is about to hit something. But, that isn't full self driving. My car will also alert me to other cars that are in a blind spot in the next lane. I still have to take any needed corrective action, But the car is giving me a "head's up.
I bought a lightly driven 2023 Audi Q5 and its warning features scare the shit out of me every day. I mean they are great but they are also loud and fussy. And a 300 page owners manual.
Still, I love the car and it’s advanced features.
But I’m not a fan of driverless vehicles.