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orthoclad

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28. We had to submit questionnaires to an ethics panel

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sun May 31, 2026, 05:18 PM

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because they were to be submitted to human subjects. Questionnaires! At least our subjects had informed consent, even to something so innocuous.

Billionaires get to dump their money machines on an uninformed and unconsenting public, putting pedestrians, bikers, and other drivers at lethal risk, so that they can "train" their AIs on real-world events, some of which have lethal outcomes. When did the entire public of a polity subjected to these Frankencars give informed consent? That's not something you can offload on the old "we're a republic not a democracy" bullcrap".

Every denizen of a district where the Frankencars are being experimented with should have their human right to give informed consent to being used as an experimental subject, especially since it's to the profit of a very few.

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"technical learnings"... Sounds like 'voice of experience'. Norrrm Sunday #1

When you get into a "self-driving" vehicle, you become a beta tester. eppur_se_muova Sunday #2

And all other people using the road orthoclad Sunday #16

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Poiint! orthoclad Sunday #18

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Technazis orangecrush Sunday #11

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I work as a motorcycle funeral escort in the Bay Area Quanto Magnus Sunday #7

Don't some recent vehicles have a built-in "remote kill switch" that's supposedly available only to law enforcement ? eppur_se_muova Sunday #19

instinct is instinct lol TalenaGor Sunday #5

Maybe passengers were watching latest episode of COPS MerryBlooms Sunday #6

I live in Phoenix and we have had Waymo's for a few years. For the few mistakes the cars have made, I can say Pisces Sunday #8

Musk? Dave says Sunday #24

Next we'll have KTLA news choppers following Waymo police chases thru the streets of Los Angeles. NBachers Sunday #9

So AI has a driving record and felony eluding mdbl Sunday #10

Bad bot bad bot orangecrush Sunday #12

You think maybe self-driving autonomous cars weren't exactly ready for prime time? Initech Sunday #13

... orangecrush Sunday #14

Why don't these things have an emergency stop button Disaffected Sunday #15

Good. Now keep them off the road. Period. mwmisses4289 Sunday #20

I had a brother in law that drove like that xuplate Sunday #21

These should NOT be allowed on public roads until they are exhaustively tested and certified. eppur_se_muova Sunday #22

It might sound cold, but... littlemissmartypants Sunday #23

That was waymo excitement than they counted on BWdem4life Sunday #25

Atlanta is crawling with these stupid things. Pinback Sunday #26

A couple of weeks ago House of Roberts Sunday #27

Yep, read about that. Pinback Sunday #29

We had to submit questionnaires to an ethics panel orthoclad Sunday #28

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