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The Daily Show's John Oliver Interviews the Head of the OIC

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First As Tragedy, Then As Farce2/15/2013 5:45:39 pm PST

re: #107 Targetpractice

Of course it didn’t have a concept of good and evil, not any more than your PC does.

“Computer, your job is to watch for threats and defend against them. Here are some algorithms to help you determine what is a threat, or what might be a threat in the future. Here is some code you can use as a toolkit to improve your algorithms.”

I think of it like this: I told my Google-powered self-driving car that I want to find the shortest route between my home and my workplace, and get there as fast as possible. It calculated a fantastically quick and efficient route, but I neglected to mention my preference for not plowing through the street which had been reserved for the First Annual Disabled Toddlers’ Parade.