This New Yorker story about unjustified overconfidence in AI — expensive and flashy policing toys technology — reminds me of the trouble with radar detectors. …technology has only grown more ubiquitous, not least because selling it is a lucrative business, and A.I. companies have successfully persuaded law-enforcement agencies to become customers. […] Last fall, a … Continue reading Injustice Robots: Real and Present Danger of Police Overconfidence in AI→
A recent trial centered around claims made by Tesla that its “Autopilot” makes the car safer than a human driver. A driver was killed by Autopilot and his surviving passengers sued. They claimed Autopilot is fraud. Lawyers defending the brand said nobody should ever think that. Their strategy has been to counter-claim that warnings about … Continue reading Elon Musk Trolls Court and Victims in Autopilot Death Trial→
Another day, another messy thoughtless political flareup by Elon Musk. The man obviously can’t stop erratically shooting messengers in his clumsy attempts to protect and promote hate speech. The tactic he uses often mirrors well-known Nazi propaganda, where anyone reporting harms is blamed for those harms. Like if someone said systemic racism in America has … Continue reading Elon Musk Blames Racism on Victims of Racism→
Reports of recent high profile assassinations in Russia, as previously mentioned, have now put the total at 40 people dead. That’s the same number as people killed with Tesla Autopilot. Which is worse? Here’s the latest, another oil baron: A top executive at Russia’s second-biggest oil company has become the third person to die suddenly … Continue reading Putin Assassinates Yet Another Russian Oil Executive→