Read this oped piece recently:
Opinion | The Bitcoin Boom: In Code We Trust
The essence of the article is that public trust in virtually all human institutions (except for the military) is at an all-time low in America. From the President on down. Same holds for police, for public education, for healthcare providers. A lot of people are placing their trust in machines rather than other people. So I wondered: how does the push for autonomous vehicles fit into this pattern?
Yes, I understand the potential safety advantages. And there's no denying that many of us live in places where doing the actual driving is no longer fun, but an unpleasant chore. But how do AV's fit into the society-wide drift to In Code We Trust?
Pretty neatly, I'd say.
Robin
Opinion | The Bitcoin Boom: In Code We Trust
The essence of the article is that public trust in virtually all human institutions (except for the military) is at an all-time low in America. From the President on down. Same holds for police, for public education, for healthcare providers. A lot of people are placing their trust in machines rather than other people. So I wondered: how does the push for autonomous vehicles fit into this pattern?
Yes, I understand the potential safety advantages. And there's no denying that many of us live in places where doing the actual driving is no longer fun, but an unpleasant chore. But how do AV's fit into the society-wide drift to In Code We Trust?
Pretty neatly, I'd say.
Robin
