Asking the Right Questions About AI
One of these days, sooner or later, this is what is going to happen:<p>Some people being toted about by an autonomous car are going to be killed. The NTSB is going to blame the car for making bad decisions. The car maker is going to blame the condition of the road, signs, or painted lines. They are going to pin the blame on the state government.<p>Insurance companies will point fingers at each other, depending on who they represent.<p>Then, everyone is going to sue everyone.<p>The state is going to have to explain WHY it let these cars on roads that were not maintained at a level of being 100% compatible with the level of technology in existence.<p>The state will say they were told the technology was safe, and pull out fancy presentations that were put together with no intention of ever ending up in court.<p>Technology companies will shrug and say it was marketing speak and, well, you knew the risks.<p>Then everyone will start covering their butts, and AI in autonomous cars will stop become a thing for awhile.