Get a Tesla if you want to learn about AI trying to kill you, says Steve Wozniak

Re:Get a Tesla if you want to learn about AI trying to kill ... by mplewis on Wednesday May 03, 2023 @07:51PM (#35809455)

Tesla driving stats are cherry-picked, biased by the population of people with enough money to own a Tesla, biased by the locations where Teslas are driven, and doesn’t consider the failure modes that Autopilot faces that human drivers generally avoid (e.g. shearing off the side of a parked ambulance).

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Re:Get a Tesla if you want to learn about AI trying to kill ... by fsckboy on Wednesday May 03, 2023 @08:52PM (#35809904)

you haven't made a convincing refutation of what he asked. For example, Tesla autopilot might have failure modes that human drivers avoid, but while that could be a PR nightmare for the technology wouldn't necessarily outweigh Teslas doing other things better that humans are poor at. And if people who can afford better cars driving better is true(?), that's a fact you'd get downvoted to hell for (unfairly) around here if you just stated it in a freestanding way.

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Re:Get a Tesla if you want to learn about AI trying to kill ... by sidibe on Wednesday May 03, 2023 @08:55PM (#35809918)

Most importantly: biased by the locations where drivers feel comfortable using autopilot.

These numbers should only be compared to miles on cruise control in other cars.

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