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Re:Waymo robotaxi hits a child near an elementary school in ... by almosthere on Thursday January 29, 2026 @03:42PM (#46816306)
God I wish I re-read my statement, I was more focused on Humans think of an unlimited number of scenarios - not necessarily all. A computer will only think of pre-programmed ones.
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Re:Waymo robotaxi hits a child near an elementary school in ... by estearum on Thursday January 29, 2026 @05:43PM (#46817871)
The computer isn't pre-programmed though. These computers are trained similar to how human brains are (though obviously brains are still vastly, vastly, vastly superior to computers for tasks like this).
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