Originally Posted by
KD5NRH
And can't make a value judgment in a crisis situation.
Huh? Computers can and do make value judgments all the time. Chess and poker playing computers do so, for example, and they have both beat human world champions.
http://www.popsci.com/technology/art...utonomous-cars
The car is remarkable in its restraint, yielding to pedestrians during a left turn at an intersection. But what's even more remarkable, is its ability to be more "aggressive" when it needs to be. For instance, it's able to compensate when other motorists don't exactly adhere to right of way rules. In response, the car will inch forward into the intersection, signaling the other drivers its intention.
I guarantee if it wrecks avoiding the deer or flattens the child, the developers and the car manufacturer will be looking at a really expensive lawsuit.
Of course.
Human mental abilities are not on some un-reachable pedestal over computers. Computers can fly and land airplanes in crowded airspaces and have done so for years, for example. Heck, the Reaper flies combat missions on its own.