• Wolf Link 🐺@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    “People don’t trust autonomous vehicles for safety, security and privacy concerns, so instead of fixing these issues, let’s put some googly eyes on them!” galaxy brain explodes

    …seriously tho, which kind of genius exec thought that this was a good idea? Do they think the Uncanny Valley is a spa resort or whatever?

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    1 year ago

    It looks like a sentient vehicle from some 90s/2000s TV show for little children.

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    1 year ago

    What if it’s a crosswalk with a bunch of people crossing at the same time? Which person would it make eye contact with? Would it rapidly change eye contact with a bunch of people?

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      1 year ago

      If you’re watching a crosswalk with a bunch of people crossing at the same time, who do you look at, hmm?

      • PickTheStick@ttrpg.network
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        I just use a value ranking system and rapidly sort variables until I reach the highest possible value.

        Women>Men

        Pop colors > blending (red is greater than brown, etc.)

        Interesting features > bland (So a dude with a scar registers higher than a dude without)

        Anomalies > expecteds (a top hat is more interesting than a ball cap)

        There’s probably some other minor variations that account for my choices. Thinking about it, the preference for women may be due to them having more eye-catching variables than men in most cases, especially with regards to color and accessories.

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          Forgot about this comment and came back to a paragraph long comment where the line “Women>Men” popped out to me. My first thought was “Oh no, what political thing did I comment on this time?”

          Anyways, thanks for the tip. Let’s make the automated vehicles prioritize staring at women and anyone who dares to stand out.

      • Whelks_chance@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        I imagine people’s eyes flick around taking in everything. Which is normal for a human, super weird for anything mechanical.

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      1 year ago

      It uses the same priorities as when it’s deciding who to save and who to run down in an unavoidable collision. As to how it determines that, what do you think all those trolley problem memes were for?

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    1 year ago

    It might work better if the car’s “face” was cuter. I mean, imagine if it looked like this when the car “noticed” you:

    Image

  • Metal Zealot
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    1 year ago

    What the actual fuck is that teletubbies lookin ass abomination