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Re:John Carmack: I’m going to work on artificial general int... by TeMPOraL on Thursday November 14, 2019 @03:09AM (#21533687)
Self-driving cars and AGI are two different targets. We don't want a car that has a mind and can argue for itself. We want a car that's smart, but otherwise just a domesticated animal. We want to turn cars into horses.
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Re:John Carmack: I’m going to work on artificial general int... by jacobush on Thursday November 14, 2019 @03:28AM (#21533771)
Not even horses. That would be cruel to the car. At most, like Rat Things. (They have their built in entertainment when they are not in active use.)
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Re:John Carmack: I’m going to work on artificial general int... by nradov on Thursday November 14, 2019 @08:37AM (#21535227)
We don't want to turn cars into horses. Have you ridden horses? They sometimes do stupid, dangerous things with no notice and it takes an experienced, attentive rider to stay in control. Like I saw a horse panic and almost buck her rider off when she was startled by a snake. Another horse seriously injured a friend of mine when it freaked out in a horse trailer and started kicking.

Don't get me wrong, I love horses. But they're living creatures with minds of their own and you have to always treat them with a certain wariness.

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