Notices by Andreas K (yacc143@mastodon.social), page 3

@MartyFouts
That begs the question how come they got the permission to test on public roads and endanger the public of that's their best case?
@goatsarah @robcornelius

@goatsarah @robcornelius
In the context of the trolley problem, they literally must be.

(As are BTW humans, generally speaking, when an accident happens, humans do not have the time to take a well reasoned decision, it generally is more or less a random decision if at all.)

Taking any stand on the trolley problem, and related ones, immediately raises questions of liability. So random() is the "safe" out for moral cowards.

@goatsarah @robcornelius
But coming back to the more general problem, and taking the point of view of a budding data scientist.

It's not a question if algorithm-driven cars cause accidents. (the AI buzzword gives me migraine)

Humans DO cause accidents too.

So the question is: Do computer-driven cars cause more or less accidents than humans.

It's hard to assess this, at the moment, as there are literally only a tiny number of really self-driving cars.

@Gargron Well, don't tell the Britons, but when our daughter had her "English language week", we actually had to sign a waiver that included that we acknowledge gems like "UK building standards are not up to European standards" (that was before the BrExit referendum).

But yes they still install appliances like lamps permanently connected to the wall plug (with a cable that cannot be unplugged). Here in AT we stopped that for washing machines 25 years ago or so.

@Gargron
https://www.amazon.co.uk/RETROMIXER-adaptor-separate-kitchen-bathroom/dp/B071CVWFJ1

Don't ask why it's an Amazon UK link.

Well technically you can fill up the sink a bit, and mix the water to a bearable temperature.

@Gargron Ahhhh, I can see it, if your wife will be anything like mine: “Don't spend so much time on social media!”