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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | This comic references the approach of using {{w|CAPTCHA}} | + | {{incomplete|First draft}} |
+ | This comic references the approach of using {{w|CAPTCHA}}<nowiki>s</nowiki> input to solve problems, particularly those involving image classification, which are not solvable by computers. | ||
− | Such an approach can serve to create the learning set as the basis for training an | + | Such an approach can serve to create the learning set as the basis for training an artificial intelligence to better recognise or respond to similar stimuli. This approach was used by Google to identify house numbers for Google Street View, and nowadays Google also uses CAPTCHAs to identify street signs and objects in pictures. This might be a reasonable way to help improve the performance of the AI in a self-driving car that responds to video input, by reviewing images it might encounter and flagging road signs, etc. that it should respond to. |
− | However, the temptation might be to simply sidestep the hard problem of AI by having all instances 'solved' by "offloading [the] work onto random strangers" through CAPTCHAs. For example, this has been used to defeat CAPTCHAs themselves; people were asked to solve | + | However, the temptation might be to simply sidestep the hard problem of AI by having all instances 'solved' by "offloading [the] work onto random strangers" through CAPTCHAs. For example, this has been used to defeat CAPTCHAs themselves; people were asked to solve captchas to unlock pornographic images in a computer game, while the solution for the captcha was relayed to a server belonging to cybercriminals.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7067962.stm and https://doi.org/10.1016/S1353-4858(08)70036-9</ref> |
− | Alarmingly, the developers of this ' | + | Alarmingly, the developers of this 'self-driving' car seem to have gone for the lazy approach. Instead of teaching an AI, the CAPTCHA answer is used in real time to check whether the "self-driving" car is about to arrive at an intersection with a stop sign. This information is pretty critical, as failing to mark the stop could cause an accident. The user is unlikely to respond to the CAPTCHA in time to avert disaster, not to mention that any interruption to the car's internet connection could prove fatal. |
− | The | + | The title text explains that this method could be called "crowdsourced steering", {{w|crowdsourcing}} meaning sending the data on the internet to let several users provide their ideas and input on a problem, but that this doesn't sound as safe as "self driving". |
− | + | This also suggests that Randall is a bit skeptical of the current stage of AI, as this doubts whether the AI technology really is working in the way that we expect. It also comments on how what we call 'progress' actually is putting our work onto other people. | |
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− | This also suggests that | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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:To complete your registration, please tell us whether or not this image contains a stop sign: | :To complete your registration, please tell us whether or not this image contains a stop sign: | ||
− | :[The square image is a drawing of a road leading up to a sign post with a hard to read word at the top part of the | + | :[The square image is a drawing of a road leading up to a sign post with a hard to read word at the top part of the sign. The sign also has two smaller signs left and right with unreadable text. The image is of poor quality, but trees and other obstacles next to the road can be seen. Darkness around the edges of the image could indicate that it is night and the landscape is only lit up by a cars head lights.] |
:Sign: Stop | :Sign: Stop | ||
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:[Beneath the buttons are the following text:] | :[Beneath the buttons are the following text:] | ||
− | :Answer quickly | + | :Answer quickly-our self-driving car is almost at the intersection. |
:[Caption beneath the frame:] | :[Caption beneath the frame:] | ||
− | :So much of "AI" is just figuring out | + | :So much of "AI" is just figuring out way to offload work onto random strangers. |
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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