Plenty can go wrong, very quickly with artificial intelligence, as illustrated by driverless cars. According to one report from San Francisco, from a fleet of driverless taxis, 10 of them lost satellite signals and ground to a halt, causing traffic jams. Another driverless car got stuck in wet concrete because its visual system was not programmed to beware of wet concrete. As one critic summed up: “I am 70 years old, and I tell people I will be dead before I get into a driverless car. Supposedly, they would be most beneficial for old people. It is a joke to believe that most of us could afford one, program one, or even trust one. I will get a family or friend to drive me around if I am no longer capable.
Of course, many of the same people pushing artificial intelligence, like Bill Gates, are the same ones who pretend they can control temperatures, sea levels and storm activity; they are dangerous, and nuts.”