Artificial Intelligence | Discussion

[Vincent Van Ghoul]

May 5, 2016 14:51:37 GMT -6 Matt said:

May 5, 2016 13:41:22 GMT -6 lowenquicksilver said:

I think the roads will be safer with self driving cars

I'm not so sure of that, but with human cars and self driving cars mixed together there could be problems.

The Google cars are already programmed to be very timid in traffic. I imagine most of the problems with human/car interactions would be because of, surprise, human error.

[Matt]

Yeah I know human drivers aren't perfect, but it's very difficult to believe that a computer could be perfect either,
These self driving cars aren't where I live yet but it will be interesting to see if they become a standard on the market.

[Vincent Van Ghoul]

Sept 11, 2015 16:11:35 GMT -6 Matt said:

Yeah I know human drivers aren't perfect, but it's very difficult to believe that a computer could be perfect either,

When you think about it, aren't most computers or AIs perfect? A calculator performs is task flawlessly, albeit a limited one by comparison to an autonomous car.
Industrial welders, an electric car window, virtual chess AIs, all perform their tasks, regardless of scope, in most ways better than a human could.

A car with a finite set of operating parameters could, in theory at least, surpass any human in the same category. The car wouldn't have to do make up or answer a cell phone, all Its processing power would be devoted to the singular purpose it was created for.

[Matt]

May 6, 2016 6:49:43 GMT -6 Vincent Van Ghoul said:

Sept 11, 2015 16:11:35 GMT -6 Matt said:

Yeah I know human drivers aren't perfect, but it's very difficult to believe that a computer could be perfect either,

When you think about it, aren't most computers or AIs perfect? A calculator performs is task flawlessly, albeit a limited one by comparison to an autonomous car.
Industrial welders, an electric car window, virtual chess AIs, all perform their tasks, regardless of scope, in most ways better than a human could.

A car with a finite set of operating parameters could, in theory at least, surpass any human in the same category. The car wouldn't have to do make up or answer a cell phone, all Its processing power would be devoted to the singular purpose it was created for.

That does make sense, but unless the cars can all communicate with each other I wonder how they'll know when another car is near them and prevent a collision.

[Vincent Van Ghoul]

They have several sensors, 3D laser mapping, GPS and radar that lets them map out their surroundings in real time. Many mid to high range cars today all have auto breaks as well, from Volvo's to Tesla's.

[Matt]

I've never heard of auto brakes before.

[Vincent Van Ghoul]

It's been around for a while, with varying degrees of success. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_braking


EDIT: Found some Top Gear footage demonstrating these features.


Automatic breaking in a Mazda: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF0AcyMFtMA


Autonomous BMW 330i, taking Jeremy for a ride: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsnKzK6dX8Q


The BMW footage is actually rather old, but it demonstrates the responsiveness of an autonomous car.

[lowenquicksilver]

One question I have is if we will need speed limits? and if we still do Would they be able to be programmed into the gps system?

[Matt]

May 6, 2016 11:10:25 GMT -6 lowenquicksilver said:

One question I have is if we will need speed limits? and if we still do Would they be able to be programmed into the gps system?

Thats definitely an interesting question, but yes as long as there are still some human drivers then we probably would need speed limits still.

[lowenquicksilver]

May 6, 2016 11:37:04 GMT -6 Matt said:

May 6, 2016 11:10:25 GMT -6 lowenquicksilver said:

One question I have is if we will need speed limits? and if we still do Would they be able to be programmed into the gps system?

Thats definitely an interesting question, but yes as long as there are still some human drivers then we probably would need speed limits still.

one issue with that is ppl won't want to buy them if they go the speed limit since most cities everyone is in a hurray