San Francisco Tenderloin Fentanyl Epidemic Kills 3X COVID19

Stunning reporting from San Francisco reveals the crisis situation: The story that stuck with me most came from Greg Moore, director of safe programs for the Tenderloin Community Benefit District. Last month, he was walking at Turk and Hyde streets when he saw a driver in a sport utility vehicle waiting at a red light … Continue reading San Francisco Tenderloin Fentanyl Epidemic Kills 3X COVID19

Is Shooting at a Tesla Ethical?

You may be interested to hear that researchers have posted an “automation” proof-of-concept for ethics. Delphi is a computational model for descriptive ethics, i.e., people’s moral judgments on a variety of everyday situations. We are releasing this to demonstrate what state-of-the-art models can accomplish today as well as to highlight their limitations. It’s important to … Continue reading Is Shooting at a Tesla Ethical?

Tesla v10 FSD Update is Yet Another Safety Disaster

I’ve seen a stream of complaints about the latest release of Tesla’s “Full Self Driving” software (FSD), version 10. Here’s a perfect example where the car starts driving on the wrong side of the road, directly towards collision with an oncoming car, and the driver says “WHERE ARE YOU GOING” as he strains to pull … Continue reading Tesla v10 FSD Update is Yet Another Safety Disaster