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Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek
airplanes had auto-land
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Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek
Human error is what generally causes plane crashes, when they rarely happen. I’m sure the same would be true with self-driving cars and trucks.
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My guess is that auto-land is more like an advanced type of cruise control. Although maybe those types of systems have been integrating moderin AI in recent years.
Self driving cars are based on modern AI tech which is quite different in how it functions.
I don't know if self driving cars are yet statistically safer than people driving. But over time I'm fairly sure that self driving AI will approach then eventually surpass the ability of people to drive safely.
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Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek
I hope a massive cyber attack where it affects how we live never happens.
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There have been many, but for the most part were able to be resolved, as far as I know.
One example is the Colonial Pipeline crypto ransomware attack in 2021. That cyber attack had an almost immediate significant impact, but the company was able to resolve fairly quickly. When that pipeline was shut down it impacted most of the US East Coast and several States declared States of Emergency due to it. The day after that cyber attack the company paid $5 million in ransom and luckily the hackers provided the fix after getting their ransom.
There have been many companies and different levels of government that have had to pay ransom to hackers to recover essential systems. I recall reading of a number of companies that went bankrupt after not being able to recover from cyber attacks.
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Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek
There are so many things we take for granted that can be wiped out by cyber attack from an enemy.
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That's for sure.