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   > >> You are unaware of Predators and Reapers? We have already put weapons in   
   > >> the hands of semi-autonomous machines, and they've already killed a   
   > >> bunch of folks.   
   > >   
   > > Again with limited capabilities.   
   >   
   > No. Every capability a piloted machine has.   
      
   Really? Why are they under human control?   
      
   > > And under human control. Tell it to go out and   
   > > kill a terrorist.   
   >   
   > If that terrorist is somewhere within its flightplan, it can.   
      
   Would that explain dead civilians?   
      
   > >>>>>>>> The DOD held a contest for vehicles driving themselves a few years   
   back,   
   > >>>>>>>> and some of the vehicles did reasonably well at first. This does   
   count   
   > >>>>>>>> as something the device can 'barely do', but many of the failures   
   were   
   > >>>>>>>> mechanical in nature, such as cameras being jarred out of   
   alignment. If   
   > >>>>>>>> I recall correctly, at least one of the vehicles actually finished   
   the   
   > >>>>>>>> cross-country course.   
   > >>>>>>> Feel like trusting your life to one on the highway?   
   > >>>>>> Sure, once they finish development.   
   > >>>>> Neither of us will live that long. ;)   
   > >>>> You can kill yourself within the next ten years if you like, but I'll   
   > >>>> stick around, thanks.   
   > >>> And how many year have they been working on autonomous driving?   
   > >> Don't know, and don't really think it's relevant. How many years did   
   > >> people try to get to the moon before the Apollo missions?   
   > >   
   > > No AI required for that.   
   > >   
   > >>> How many experiments under real world conditions?   
   > >> The driving contest WAS real world conditions.   
   > >   
   > > That's one ;)   
   >   
   > And then there's every time a Reaper flies. Then there's every time an   
   > Asimo does receptionist duty at Honda corporate headquarters and greets   
   > and leads guests around.   
      
   Let me know when you can deal with one like the house droid on Caprica ;)   
      
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