The following report is by ZeroHedge (with a minor addition at the end):
Welcome to the future of artificial intelligence.
On Sept. 17, at least 20 self-driving Cruise robo-taxis caused traffic mayhem on a street in downtown Austin, Texas.
It is currently unknown what caused the gridlock, but Yahoo News quoted a Cruise spokesperson who said the robo-taxis “had trouble navigating due to heavy foot and vehicle traffic in the area.”
One X user speculated, “Nothing says Hacked, like a dozen AI robots, all going to the same place at the same time, for no particular reason…….”
“I suspect there are shenanigans here. A traffic cone can block autominus cars long enough to cause a pile up of multiple cars and the man made traffic jam is what we are seeing. Some may want to give this tech a bad reputation. Or having fun on a slow night,” another X user said.
In recent months, anti-AI groups have unleashed ‘coning’ attacks on self-driving cars. We noted weeks ago, “AI Crusades Have Begun” against robo-taxis.
From that report:
AUTHOR COMMENTARY
The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
Proverbs 22:13
Well, with all due fairness here, looking at this cluster of confusion, you just might actually get slain in the streets with these autonomous death machines on wheels! But such danger came from laziness and “convenience:” solving a problem that was never a problem in the first place. But of course, after these robo-taxis commit hit & runs no one will be held to account, and the geeks will make vain promises to provide a better solution to the problem they caused.
[7] Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? [8] Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also? [9] For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen? [10] Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope. (1 Corinthians 9:7-10).
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LOL LOL LOL sounds like a few folks might loose their jobs…but..but… thats not how we programed them..what happened, a big oooopps
Your commentary was spot-on, Jacob! There will be no accountability for hit and runs, or any other damage these cars cause. They will certainly “thin out the herd”!
Not so long ago, there was a time when people could walk on a sidewalk or on the shoulder of the road and feel safe. A few incidents of these robots willfully killing people will take that feeling of safety and security out of the public in very short order! Fear will be the soup du jour; very nasty flavor!