This is gruesome for sure. That said, most ways of killing people in war aren't good ways to go. Killing is going to cause suffering.
Ideally we wouldn't kill. And then if we do it hopefully it's quick and doesn't prolong suffering. And then if we're pushed to the point that it's us or them hopefully it's them.
Wow, stories have circulated you say? /s
Unlike Iraq and Afghanistan, which were immoral American misadventures, this is a Russian misadventure, and supporting the Ukrainians is pushing back against aggression.
I said the same thing first time I found out
You're right, doesn't sound great. In the example they shared, sounds like the issue wasn't that the car couldn't drive around the fire truck, but that it couldn't break a programming rule about crossing into a lane that would normally be opposing traffic. Once given the "ok" to follow such a route, the car handled it on its own, the human doesn't actually drive it.
I could imagine a scenario where you need one human operator for every two vehicles. That's still reducing labor by 50%.
Obviously they want it to be better than that, they want it to be one operator per ten vehicles or no operator at all.
And the fundamental problem with these systems is they will be owned by big corporations, and any gained efficiency will be consumed by the corporation, not enjoyed by the worker or passed on to the customer.
But I think there's true value to be found there. Imagine a transportation cooperative - we're a thousand households, we don't all need our own car, but we need a car sometimes. We pool our resources and have a small fleet that minimizes our cost and environmental impact, and potentially drives more safely than human drivers.
It could be a career, or religion. For me I was planning to become a pastor, but then became an atheist. It really did throw me off. In my case I think I'm much happier than I would have been, but do kick myself because I could have been positioned much better if I wasn't making plans in this other direction.
Seems like a company that initially differentiated itself by hyping 3D printing, and once they realized that won't work they've got to pivot without spooking everyone.
Boo this doesn't match with O'Brien's depiction on the show
Pretty exciting!
Every business's biggest expense is labor. Skilled labor costs more. The people in charge like it when you save money.
I think it's wrong. But only because the interests of the people who own the machines and businesses diverge from the worker's interests. I'd like to see more worker cooperatives. If the workers own the machines, then it's good when things are automated.
I also don't believe anything will ever be truly automated, or that it's a good idea to try.
All that to say we don't have to resort to an explanation of "managers must hate engineers" to understand why they would want to eliminate positions.
I don't think it's just managers saying hey we could automate such and such a thing away. It's human nature to think "how could I improve this" which almost immediately leads to "if I get this right it could mean no work at all"
What a world
I was thinking for now you need a ptz gun with a separate human controller from the human flight controller.