tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post8472581275349146140..comments2024-03-28T18:32:05.933-04:00Comments on bensozia: Links 9 July 2021Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-13253049339974142382021-07-09T18:48:39.626-04:002021-07-09T18:48:39.626-04:00I suspect if we ran the numbers we would find that...<i>I suspect if we ran the numbers we would find that however bad autopilot might be, people are worse, but the problem of safety measures making people dangerously complacent is a real one, so the question is certainly worth a look.</i><br /><br />I think we probably already have a lot of useful information, just pertaining to airlines rather than automobiles.<br /><br />Briefly skimming reports and numbers, airline autopilot <i>clearly</i> improves airline safety, but the same problem of pilots becoming complacent does exist there too. It's not enough of a problem to counteract the benefits of autopilot, but it is a valid concern, and even now there are people pushing for pilots to be placed under greater review and held to higher standards, because we keep seeing pilots fail to manage emergencies when the autopilot fails.<br /><br />That's the real focal point, I think - when autopilot does most of the work, the human pilot's job becomes to take over in an emergency. But as emergencies are somewhat rare, and as any skill increase which would come from manual flying under normal conditions is lost when autopilot takes over that task, that means we need to be training people specifically in emergency response.<br /><br />That's going to be true of both aviation and road transportation going forward, I think - as self piloted cars become the norm, we're going to need to adjust our licensing systems, such that instead of focusing on day to day driving, drivers will need to specialize in emergency response. That means standards of both testing and training are going to need to be increased (which, honestly they've needed for a long while to begin with).<br /><br />As it becomes less necessary for people to have driving licenses in the first place since their vehicles will be able to drive more safely in most cases, licenses themselves are likely going to become harder to get, because human drivers will need to be that much more skilled in order to compete with automation. They will need to be able to do everything the autopilot can and more in order to be relevant.<br /><br />Personally, this strikes me as a win overall. What matters at the end of the day is reducing the number of accidents, injuries, and fatalities. I'd much rather only the truly dedicated and skilled be allowed to drive in the future, so long as those who lack such talents are still to get around without driving themselves.G. Verlorennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-39832913112172712592021-07-09T16:12:09.974-04:002021-07-09T16:12:09.974-04:00The K-pop boom was launched by the Korean governme...<i>The K-pop boom was launched by the Korean government to broaden its range of exports. Question: could this be replicated in other places?</i><br /><br />Presumably, but the industry is thoroughly abusive and inhumane in how it operates, so what sane and decent person would want to replicate it? Only scoundrels would think to.G. Verlorennoreply@blogger.com