Category: Technology

Artificial Stupidity

Listen closely and pay attention as our menu has changed. The frustration to the automated phone operator are legend.  All of us have had our issues with this form of (non) customer service. Recently this pundit placed a call at a number provided by the vendor and went though all the (voice) menu items, only

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How Stupid is AI?

Recently this pundit was contacted with a purchase recommendation for something he had already acquired.  Dah!! According to Britannica, artificial intelligence (AI) is defined as, “the ability of a digital computer or computer-controlled robot to perform tasks commonly associated with intelligent beings.”  But just how mature is this technology?  The term covers a wide range of capabilities and

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Whoa Nellie–Delays in the Smart Horseless Carriage

In the just released NCHRP Research Report 1001/BTSCRP Research Report 2, a new framework provides government and non government parties and other stakeholders a tool for the assessment and risk management for emerging automated driving system (ADS) technologies. This Framework for Assessing Potential Safety Impacts of Automated Driving Systems reminds this reader with a sense

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