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mholtyesterday at 5:55 PM2 repliesview on HN

The autonomous vehicle should know what it can't know, like children coming out from behind obstructions. Humans have this intuitive sense. Apparently autonomous systems do not, and do not drive carefully, or slower, or give more space, in those situations. Does it know that it's in a school zone? (Hopefully.) Does it know that school is starting or getting out? (Probably not.) Should it? (Absolutely yes.)

This is the fault of the software and company implementing it.


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BugsJustFindMeyesterday at 6:46 PM

> Humans have this intuitive sense.

Some do, some of the time. I'm always surprised by how much credence other people give to the idea that humans aren't on average very bad at things, including perception.

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recursiveyesterday at 7:03 PM

What's the success rate of this intuitive sense that humans have? Intuitions are wrong frequently.