Injustice Robots: Real and Present Danger of Police Overconfidence in AI

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

Elon Musk Trolls Court and Victims in Autopilot Death Trial

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

Trivial Hacks Disable Driverless Taxi Infrastructure

Calling it their “Week of Cone”, residents of SF reduced the threat to the city from renegade “driverless” vehicles by gently placing a traffic cone to completely shut them down. It had all the hallmarks of the extremely successful SFMTrA movement of 2016. As you may recall, Tesla’s “driverless” software back in 2016 murdered two … Continue reading Trivial Hacks Disable Driverless Taxi Infrastructure

Panasonic Announces Solid State Battery for 2027 Toyotas

Toyota’s recent announcement regarding their solid-state batteries has caused a stir in the electric vehicle (EV) market, with the company positioning itself as a front runner in revolutionizing the industry. The credit for this breakthrough largely goes to Panasonic, as acknowledged by Toyota’s PR team. Toyota is developing the solid-state batteries through Prime Planet Energy … Continue reading Panasonic Announces Solid State Battery for 2027 Toyotas