John Robson: AI is already terrifying. And it’s getting stronger and faster every day | National Post

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The first pedestrian killed by a driverless car has caused an outcry over safety. But the problem isn’t when artificial intelligence doesn’t work. It’s when it does.
It’s not even clear the car was at fault. Pedestrians have been stepping in front of vehicles since before Henry Ford, and will keep doing so until the machines make us stop. The scary thing is, they might.
I know there’s much political idiocy to comment on, from lowering the voting age to 16 on the way, presumably, to 12,…

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