Viewing profile — ducktoller

"It is widely known that it's extremely difficult for humans to remain vigilant when monitoring systems for rare events." It may be difficult to remain vigilant, but it's not diffi…

It's a descriptor, the same way "man" or "woman" is a descriptor. Descriptors help you picture a situation more clearly.

A fully autonomous car is different, too. The person at the wheel when that woman was killed was responsible for stepping on the brakes if necessary. And when I have cruise control…

There was a person at the wheel. That person wasn't paying full attention to the road. From the video of the crash, it looks like the woman at the wheel was looking at their phone.…