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Hacker News has set AI a lot of challenges over the years. Which ones has it met?

2020 Julyflukus

About whether autonomous trains and planes can handle random obstacles in open systems.

And that we don't have AI that can handle these relatively easy scenarios is soft proof that we are nowhere near the hard scenarios of fully antonymous driving.

An AI reliably handles unexpected obstacles on tracks, like a stalled truck or a passed-out person.

Has this happened?

Yes 35 (26%)Not sure 49 (36%)No 52 (38%)

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