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Re:Some uncomfortable truths about AI coding agents by teatro on Saturday March 28, 2026 @02:36AM (#47552181)
Aren’t Waymo‘s 5% covered by some people in the Philippines? [1] And aren’t they still failing occasionally? [2]

[1](https://www.techspot.com/news/111233-waymo-admits-autopilot-...) [2] (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-23/waymo-pro...)

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Re:Some uncomfortable truths about AI coding agents by gruez on Saturday March 28, 2026 @09:56AM (#47554672)
>Aren’t Waymo‘s 5% covered by some people in the Philippines? [1]

If you look at waymo's prior blog posts, you'll realize that the people in Philippines aren't making split second decisions that was implied by "you’re not going to pay as much attention as you should".

https://waymo.com/blog/2024/05/fleet-response

>And aren’t they still failing occasionally? [2]

What's the failure rate of humans? For both AI drivers and coders, if they make less mistakes than humans, that's still a win.

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Re:Some uncomfortable truths about AI coding agents by stavros on Saturday March 28, 2026 @12:56PM (#47556328)
> What's the failure rate of humans?

5x more than Waymos, last I saw.

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