I, For One, Welcome Our New Self-Driving Overlords

9 Replies to “I, For One, Welcome Our New Self-Driving Overlords”

1. “It put him into a situation which was beyond his abilities”

   Topographical maps are your friend. Reading one might be beyond someone’s abilities though.

   1. Throw in the requirement of a compass & he’s equally screwed.

   2. Yeah, when the lines get really close together, even overlap, that’s the easiest way, right?

2. “…near a climbing route known as the “Widowmaker.”
   That made me chuckle.

3. I recall the German couple following the GPS on their new Mercedes right into the ocean after failing to stop at a ferry crossing.

   But I’m guilty of this as well. I had to meet some colleagues at a restaurant and just clicked on the Google link on my phone which switched over to my truck GPS. Easy-peasy. Drove 50 minutes, turned into the parking lot, parked the truck after the “you have arrived at your destination”. Looked around … no sign of a restaurant. Back to Google.

4. Have recently had occasion to ask two A.I. platforms the identical factual question with a yes or no answer. Got contradictory responses.

   When you tell Grock that Gemini disagrees, you get “here’s where Gemini got it wrong.” Sometimes you can get a reluctant concession that the other S.I. might be right (see what I did there!).

   1. I see what you did there and know YOU can find your way to Lake America! Congrats, brotha

5. USGS … PAPER … maps are your friend.

   1. 1:50,000 UTM (Universal Transverse Mercator)