Houshalter comments on Open thread, Sep. 19 - Sep. 25, 2016 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Houshalter 23 September 2016 02:41:17PM 0 points [-]

Google uses machine learning, but it's not based on it. There is a difference between a special "stop sign detector" function, and an "end to end" approach where a single algorithm learns everything.

Comma.ai's business model is to pay people to upload their dashcam footage, and train neural networks based on it. As far what I described is their approach.

Comment author: ChristianKl 23 September 2016 02:57:55PM 0 points [-]

I would be surprised if they setup their system in a way where they can't tell a car to approach a red light by using less fuel than human drivers use.

As far as accidents go, the idea that automatic breaking should take over in emergency situations is already implemented in many cars on the road. It's unlikely that the system would react how a human driven car would have reacted a decade ago.