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The case against ‘smart cars’: Why we’re better off without them
AI technology has certainly made life better in some areas, but here are four reasons to ban this future tech from our roads.
Headline
AI technology has certainly made life better in some areas, but here are four reasons to ban this future tech from our roads.
Context
AI technology is now widely used in self-driving cars, along with sensors, cameras, radar, and more to drive between destinations without human operation. Companies developing and/or testing autonomous vehicles include Audi, BMW, Ford, Google, General Motors, Tesla, Volkswagen, and Volvo. Great! The driver can free his hands and just go along for the ride! But is this the case? The idea that AI can be a risk as well as a benefit has long been debated. I think this is especially true in cars and vehicles.
Evidence
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Analysis
To some extent AI provides significant advantages, removing human error from the driving equation. But what about when it goes wrong? Here are 4 reasons why I think AI is not worth the trouble: Please fasten your seat belt, the car without AI is about to leave! Mary (Missy) L. Cummings , IEEE Senior Fellow and Professor at the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences (DIBS) at Duke University, asked the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation in 2016 to regulate the use of artificial intelligence in automobiles. But neither the pleas of Mary (Missy) L. Cummings nor Brown’s death could prompt the government to act. The lack of understanding of technology across industry and government is shocking.
Key Points
- The lack of understanding of the technology across the industry and government is shocking, and knowledge of cars equipped with AI technology must be widespread.
- The failure mode of AI is difficult to predict, or no one can guarantee that such a machine will never make mistakes.
- Hackers have many ways to crash you: malware attacks, man-in-the-middle attacks, denial-of-service attacks, ransomware attacks.
- Regulation of automotive artificial intelligence has not yet begun, and cars carrying Ai still have a long way to go.
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