From Ben Haller, Ithaca, New York, US
A robot that used machine learning to teach itself to safely cross roads dodges between the oncoming traffic by “shuffling back and forth to keep itself safe” (16 December 2017, p 20).
This is remarkably like creating an artificially intelligent player of the classic arcade game , which is commendable. But can it tell the difference between the floating logs and alligators seen in the game? And can a robot that is weaving back and forth amid traffic really be described as exhibiting “safe” behaviour?
Couldn't the robot just find a pedestrian crossing and wait for the signal to turn green? Are the police going to have to start ticketing robots for jaywalking?
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