• givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Uh…

    About Waymo’s “AI”…

    Waymo’s chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, recently noted that when the company’s robotaxis encounter unusual situations, they may request real-time input from a remote response agent, receiving human guidance when needed. While some of the contractors work in the US, many operate from other countries, such as the Philippines.

    The admission is another example of human workers, often contractors, supporting supposedly autonomous AI systems from behind the curtain. Tesla’s robotaxis still rely on human monitors sitting inside each vehicle.

    https://www.techspot.com/news/111233-waymo-admits-autopilot-often-guys-philippines.html

    When it runs into something unusual, it kicks it to a human from a low cost of living country and hopes they can immediately handle an emergency with no prior information about what’s happening…