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::Yeah, but how many of those 7.5 billion people are a safety risk for self-driving cars, though? [[User:LordHorst|LordHorst]] ([[User talk:LordHorst|talk]]) 12:59, 21 February 2018 (UTC)
 
::Yeah, but how many of those 7.5 billion people are a safety risk for self-driving cars, though? [[User:LordHorst|LordHorst]] ([[User talk:LordHorst|talk]]) 12:59, 21 February 2018 (UTC)
 
:::My best guess is 12. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.93.9|162.158.93.9]] 14:50, 21 February 2018 (UTC)
 
:::My best guess is 12. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.93.9|162.158.93.9]] 14:50, 21 February 2018 (UTC)
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::::Huh, I never even realized this interpretation. :) [[User:Hawthorn|Hawthorn]] ([[User talk:Hawthorn|talk]]) 15:09, 21 February 2018 (UTC)
 
:Funny, but now, as the explanation now states it is the cars that need to be updated to take this new behavior in to context. It is unclear if the cars should behave like humans, as Cueball mentions they already do, and if so should try to use the knowledge of human behavior to save life, or if they should behave like humans and try to take lives! :-D --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 13:14, 21 February 2018 (UTC)
 
:Funny, but now, as the explanation now states it is the cars that need to be updated to take this new behavior in to context. It is unclear if the cars should behave like humans, as Cueball mentions they already do, and if so should try to use the knowledge of human behavior to save life, or if they should behave like humans and try to take lives! :-D --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 13:14, 21 February 2018 (UTC)

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I assume the off-panel speaker is Megan, based on their positioning, but not sure what the ruling on the ambiguity is. PvOberstein (talk) 05:47, 21 February 2018 (UTC)

I made a note about the typo in the title text. Also, weird question, does the "created by a BOT" tag mean that the explanation was written by an AI? Or is it a joke I'm missing for some reason? Sorry, kind of a dumb question I guess. 09:04, 21 February 2018 (UTC)

Afaik the "created by a BOT" part is the default text when the bot which is crawling xkcd for a new comic inserts the comic here (and an empty explanation). In the past that part was often deleted when the first real edit was made. Some comics ago a habit evolved to actually change that line in relation to the comic at hand (e.g. "created by a SELF-DRIVING CAR" would be fitting here). Elektrizikekswerk (talk) 11:23, 21 February 2018 (UTC)

Could the firmware update be for the humans, because they are obviously malfunctioning in the scenario? Sebastian --162.158.90.30 09:46, 21 February 2018 (UTC)

Of course, that's the joke. It would be really impractical to install such a firmware update, there are about 7.5 billion people on earth - many of which we don't even have access to. I'd also suspect that most people would fight back if you tried shoving a USB flash drive into them. 162.158.93.9 11:24, 21 February 2018 (UTC)
Yeah, but how many of those 7.5 billion people are a safety risk for self-driving cars, though? LordHorst (talk) 12:59, 21 February 2018 (UTC)
My best guess is 12. 162.158.93.9 14:50, 21 February 2018 (UTC)
Huh, I never even realized this interpretation. :) Hawthorn (talk) 15:09, 21 February 2018 (UTC)
Funny, but now, as the explanation now states it is the cars that need to be updated to take this new behavior in to context. It is unclear if the cars should behave like humans, as Cueball mentions they already do, and if so should try to use the knowledge of human behavior to save life, or if they should behave like humans and try to take lives! :-D --Kynde (talk) 13:14, 21 February 2018 (UTC)