failing in weird (ie, rare) edge cases that humans above a certain skill threshold could handle competently
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from a utilitarian view this is strictly better as they are safer in aggregate even though they may doom the occasional outlier
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now instead of drivers imagine a comparable system replacing juries
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only fantastical part of this is the system working well for the given definition of "well", inferior programs already used for bail/parole
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woke types accuse these systems of amplifying human biases, hbd types say they reveal biases as truths. I don't think either is quite right
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assuming reasonably well-designed system, would likely handle vast majority of cases better than average and fail spectacularly on outliers
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this would strike most as a shocking abrogation of (the ideal of) justice, as well as put a more material fear in said outliers
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but the way the question will be posed is, do the aggregate effects justify the collateral damage?
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and, given the track record, I expect most will answer in the affirmative
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Slightly more worrying: how many would answer in affirmative even if tradeoff clearly bad, if it reduces the monetary cost of the system?
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how bout: tradeoff bad *and* more expensive but funnels pork to contractors in district and creates appearance of decisive action
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The interesting point here is control. PHB control over complex software is very limited. Lots of oppos for sabotage and/or subtle influence
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