I suppose it's likely on the order of Monday not being the best day of our next week... ethical decisions made by artificial intelligence will not be above reproach.
Though, perhaps, like the standard realists have for automated vehicular piloting, all AI ethical decisions have to do to pass muster is exceed the effectiveness of decisions that would've been made by their biological inventors.
Fortunately for the future of the robot overlords, we haven't set this bar that high.
Wonâ(TM)t solve the problem; if youâ(TM)re not sober enough to drive you wonâ(TM)t be sober enough to read the inevitable t&cs required before getting into your self driving vehicle
I don't know... isn't it likely a greater percentage of/. posters read the summary and article than total users who bother with perusing the terms of service?
That'll never happen because autonomous cars will never be fully autonomous as to not need a driver behind the wheel to take over in case of an emergency. The insurance lobby will make sure of that.
I think you're onto something with the influence angle of the insurance lobby, but unlike some studies, the insurance industry uses scientifically generated actuarial tables to measure risk and premiums. If autonomous drivers don't rapidly eclipse humans in categories like measurable risk, I'll get your car fare and pop the infected-looking pimple on your maid's back.
Wouldn't say commonly, there are many other options for most common infections besides streptomycin, like cephalosporins, aztreonam, or a number of non-beta lactam antibiotics. Streptomycin is used (in the US) for rare stuff like tularemia and plague (Y. pestis).
Source: I am a physician
Not all Doctors are Physicians, and not all physicians are infectious disease specialists... perhaps going a ways to explain the over-prescribing of antibiotics for every helicopter parent that wanted a pill for his/her flu stricken child.
As to not being the worst pharmaceutical decision, the over prescribing of synthetic opioid painkillers should be grateful for the human predisposition to saturate the environment with the very wonder drugs that have contributed to the human species outbreak population growth nearly as much as clean drinking water... at least we only fed the painkillers to the humans.
What does it add to the mix if we consider the vast number of intoxicated drivers removed from the roadway if autonomous vehicles become ubiquitous?
I am reluctant to drink much when out at social gatherings because I feel the need to remain coherent enough to pass a random LEO roadside interview when called upon to do so. I would certainly consume an additional adult beverage or two if the task of driving home safely was out of my hands. Perhaps we could we get the powerful alcohol lobby behind the implementation of inhuman vehicle piloting.
I didn't read this study but the decline in injuries among the elderly suggests they may have undiscovered hidden variables.
Bell's theorem aside, It seems likely the 65 & older drivers probably do text at some percentage of total drivers, and are arguably more likely to comply when the activity is deemed unlawful.
The real use of the law is to add additional charges after a crash to a driver who may have already committed suicide.
Yes. There is enhancement legislation pending in Florida and Texas to have you buried in a suit you hate(d), if you are posthumously found to have been dying to text.
It's interesting that a study like this is even necessary. Who wants the privilege of handling the opposition argument? People will do it anyway? Sure, some will disregard the law out of hand, but a certain percentage will not.
The main problem with the legislation is enforcing texting while driving. Considering the time restraints alone, LEOs can't pull over everyone with a cellphone in their hands; and even if they could, we're mostly not willing to cede our rights away to away to allow a search of our phone for confirmation.
Banning the use of cellular phones entirely, while driving, is the only practical legislation.
According to a report from The Verge, Clippy disappeared from both locations just a day after being introduced at the behest of what one source called the 'brand police.'
Microsoft has been working toward a photocopier-size device that would replace data centers by storing files, movies, and documents in DNA strands, which can pack in information at mind-boggling density.
Sometimes, we are led to believe that advancements in technology do not stem from advancements in private industry, and that too large corporations are always working to the detriment of humankind.
Not always, certainly, but occasionally, the needs of civilization and corporate well being collide.
You make an interesting argument. Still, even within the individual EU countries, some tribalism in the form of favoring the business of an Italian company in Rome exists. It's human nature. The world, and even Western Europe, is not completely above it.
Her actions stand in stark contrast to the United States, where regulators -- facing a flood of complaints that big tech companies have become too big and powerful -- have not brought a single antitrust case against Google or any of its peers in recent years, reflecting a widening transatlantic schism over Silicon Valley and its business practices.
No matter where you're from, it seems likely there exists more animus against a successful foreign company dominating a local market.
In the US, for instance, our current angst with Chinese domination in certain tech areas is rearing its ugly head as persecution of Huawei.
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There's little doubt, as your post implies, that Western Europe is by design beholden to the Americans for access to the most current information surreptitiously acquired by our usually efficient TLAs.
Now, let's say you're the nation who embraced the job of world's policeman (I know, cavalierly risking gender bias accusations) since the end of WWII.
Strategically, do you now abandon those generational alliances because European leaders mock your fearless leader, who is, quite fairly, a rather easy target?.?.?.
Amazon Prime, HBO Now, Hulu, Youtube, TV channels themselves, Playstation Vue, Sling, Hotstar... Apple and Disney are coming in as well.
Sadly contrary to the rules of market forces, this additional competition may not benefit the consumer with lower prices and a better product.
Fractured access to what you wish to watch renders each platform somewhat less likely to provide it, resulting in the need to subscribe to more and more platforms, erasing much/all of the savings of cord-cutting.
The path to holding power in many Central and South American nations is holding onto the party line:
"Even if, and that's a big if, the power outage was caused by fires and poor service line maintenance, it was still the fault the Imperialistic Americans. The Yankee sanctions are killing us, and they probably set those fires."
But, math anxiety? Wow. If it existed, I rather convincingly suspect it was in back of dozens of other, considerably more important at the moment, social concerns.
Interestingly enough, human identification technology seems to be advancing favoring facial recognition versus the traditional fingerprint, iris, or other biometric identifier.
Why? Facial characteristics are among the easiest to conceal (hats, surgery, scarves, facial hair, make up).
We can only speculate, but it does seem like taking your picture without your permission is, er, socially acceptable.
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You already know you cannot please everyone, so you leave it to the maths. Harm no human unless an equivalent or greater harm comes to 2+ humans.
This would allow for killing of innocent bystanders as long as their organs can be harvested to save 2+ others.
Talk about a fatal exception.
That which produces a "good outcome", or consequence, is entirely in the eyes of the beholder, good and bad being learned concepts.
Much less subjective is the measurable benefit/harm quotient a not so complex algorithm can administer when evaluating a single organism.
As for the virtue ethicists, encode their considerations, but rate their results. Trust but verify, like any sensible operations management system.
You already know you cannot please everyone, so you leave it to the maths. Harm no human unless an equivalent or greater harm comes to 2+ humans.
It only works if all human lives are considered equal, making its implementation problematic for the most influential holders of those lives.
I suppose it's likely on the order of Monday not being the best day of our next week... ethical decisions made by artificial intelligence will not be above reproach.
Though, perhaps, like the standard realists have for automated vehicular piloting, all AI ethical decisions have to do to pass muster is exceed the effectiveness of decisions that would've been made by their biological inventors.
Fortunately for the future of the robot overlords, we haven't set this bar that high.
Wonâ(TM)t solve the problem; if youâ(TM)re not sober enough to drive you wonâ(TM)t be sober enough to read the inevitable t&cs required before getting into your self driving vehicle
I don't know... isn't it likely a greater percentage of /. posters read the summary and article than total users who bother with perusing the terms of service?
That'll never happen because autonomous cars will never be fully autonomous as to not need a driver behind the wheel to take over in case of an emergency. The insurance lobby will make sure of that.
I think you're onto something with the influence angle of the insurance lobby, but unlike some studies, the insurance industry uses scientifically generated actuarial tables to measure risk and premiums. If autonomous drivers don't rapidly eclipse humans in categories like measurable risk, I'll get your car fare and pop the infected-looking pimple on your maid's back.
Wouldn't say commonly, there are many other options for most common infections besides streptomycin, like cephalosporins, aztreonam, or a number of non-beta lactam antibiotics. Streptomycin is used (in the US) for rare stuff like tularemia and plague (Y. pestis). Source: I am a physician
Not all Doctors are Physicians, and not all physicians are infectious disease specialists... perhaps going a ways to explain the over-prescribing of antibiotics for every helicopter parent that wanted a pill for his/her flu stricken child.
As to not being the worst pharmaceutical decision, the over prescribing of synthetic opioid painkillers should be grateful for the human predisposition to saturate the environment with the very wonder drugs that have contributed to the human species outbreak population growth nearly as much as clean drinking water... at least we only fed the painkillers to the humans.
What does it add to the mix if we consider the vast number of intoxicated drivers removed from the roadway if autonomous vehicles become ubiquitous?
I am reluctant to drink much when out at social gatherings because I feel the need to remain coherent enough to pass a random LEO roadside interview when called upon to do so. I would certainly consume an additional adult beverage or two if the task of driving home safely was out of my hands. Perhaps we could we get the powerful alcohol lobby behind the implementation of inhuman vehicle piloting.
Great analysis.
I didn't read this study but the decline in injuries among the elderly suggests they may have undiscovered hidden variables.
Bell's theorem aside, It seems likely the 65 & older drivers probably do text at some percentage of total drivers, and are arguably more likely to comply when the activity is deemed unlawful.
The real use of the law is to add additional charges after a crash to a driver who may have already committed suicide.
Yes. There is enhancement legislation pending in Florida and Texas to have you buried in a suit you hate(d), if you are posthumously found to have been dying to text.
It's interesting that a study like this is even necessary. Who wants the privilege of handling the opposition argument? People will do it anyway? Sure, some will disregard the law out of hand, but a certain percentage will not.
The main problem with the legislation is enforcing texting while driving. Considering the time restraints alone, LEOs can't pull over everyone with a cellphone in their hands; and even if they could, we're mostly not willing to cede our rights away to away to allow a search of our phone for confirmation.
Banning the use of cellular phones entirely, while driving, is the only practical legislation.
According to a report from The Verge, Clippy disappeared from both locations just a day after being introduced at the behest of what one source called the 'brand police.'
Another take on it.
Best Clippy quote: "Perhaps it is the file which exists and you do not."
Implantable defibrillators at risk to be compromised by potential outside control?
If you're sitting at home hacking your ass off to shorten the life of defibrillator patients, man, you need to get out more.
Microsoft has been working toward a photocopier-size device that would replace data centers by storing files, movies, and documents in DNA strands, which can pack in information at mind-boggling density.
Sometimes, we are led to believe that advancements in technology do not stem from advancements in private industry, and that too large corporations are always working to the detriment of humankind.
Not always, certainly, but occasionally, the needs of civilization and corporate well being collide.
Internet service providers are universally descriptive in the effectiveness of their connection; up to
(25 Mbps down/3 Mbps up).
Technically, and of much greater importance, legally, their advertising has not breached litigious level with this claim from the Madmen.
You make an interesting argument. Still, even within the individual EU countries, some tribalism in the form of favoring the business of an Italian company in Rome exists. It's human nature. The world, and even Western Europe, is not completely above it.
Her actions stand in stark contrast to the United States, where regulators -- facing a flood of complaints that big tech companies have become too big and powerful -- have not brought a single antitrust case against Google or any of its peers in recent years, reflecting a widening transatlantic schism over Silicon Valley and its business practices.
No matter where you're from, it seems likely there exists more animus against a successful foreign company dominating a local market.
In the US, for instance, our current angst with Chinese domination in certain tech areas is rearing its ugly head as persecution of Huawei.
Limited time only, though, so act now, order today, send no money, Offer good while supplies last, two to a customer, each item sold separately, Batteries not included, mileage may vary, all sales are final, Allow six weeks for delivery, some items not available, Some assembly required, some restrictions may apply.
George
Or as Melania calls it: "date night". :-)
Damn. I'd prefer that joke in the morning, when I'd be wasting coffee pressure-washing the keyboard, instead of half decent scotch in the evening.
There's little doubt, as your post implies, that Western Europe is by design beholden to the Americans for access to the most current information surreptitiously acquired by our usually efficient TLAs.
Now, let's say you're the nation who embraced the job of world's policeman (I know, cavalierly risking gender bias accusations) since the end of WWII.
Strategically, do you now abandon those generational alliances because European leaders mock your fearless leader, who is, quite fairly, a rather easy target?.?.?.
In some European circles, this threat from the Trump administration may have seemed to resemble 50 lashes with a wet noodle.
Amazon Prime, HBO Now, Hulu, Youtube, TV channels themselves, Playstation Vue, Sling, Hotstar... Apple and Disney are coming in as well.
Sadly contrary to the rules of market forces, this additional competition may not benefit the consumer with lower prices and a better product.
Fractured access to what you wish to watch renders each platform somewhat less likely to provide it, resulting in the need to subscribe to more and more platforms, erasing much/all of the savings of cord-cutting.
The path to holding power in many Central and South American nations is holding onto the party line:
"Even if, and that's a big if, the power outage was caused by fires and poor service line maintenance, it was still the fault the Imperialistic Americans. The Yankee sanctions are killing us, and they probably set those fires."
What is something we all felt in high school?
But, math anxiety? Wow. If it existed, I rather convincingly suspect it was in back of dozens of other, considerably more important at the moment, social concerns.
Interestingly enough, human identification technology seems to be advancing favoring facial recognition versus the traditional fingerprint, iris, or other biometric identifier.
Why? Facial characteristics are among the easiest to conceal (hats, surgery, scarves, facial hair, make up).
We can only speculate, but it does seem like taking your picture without your permission is, er, socially acceptable.