Next up: Tesla's Autopilot is actually just some dude in India driving your car with a Playstation controller.

https://www.businessinsider.com/amazons-just-walk-out-actually-1-000-people-in-india-2024-4?utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=topbar

Amazon's Just Walk Out technology relies on hundreds of workers in India watching you shop

Amazon promoted Just Walk Out as AI-powered cashierless technology. But the tech reportedly relied on workers in India for accuracy.

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@ct_bergstrom Move over, Mechanical Turk…
@ct_bergstrom Ender Wiggin: "Hey, I thought this was just a simulation!"
@ct_bergstrom Enders Stupid Pointless Game
@ct_bergstrom Not far off. Cruise notably revealed their cars require regular human assistance.
@ct_bergstrom three kids in a trench coat fighting for the controller
@ct_bergstrom

If it works for Reapers and Predators, why not Teslas?

@ct_bergstrom It would be cheaper to use the bad autopilot they already have, and then kick it to a human operator instead of the passenger when something goes wrong!

...why is everybody looking at me like that?

@ct_bergstrom AI just stands for "Actually Indian"
@ct_bergstrom Wow, then people could actually *die* from lag.
@ct_bergstrom Midjourney is actually just a miniature art student inside your computer
@ct_bergstrom by the driving style, they believe they're playing GTA

@ct_bergstrom

At this point, I wouldn't even be surprised. 🙄

@ct_bergstrom
How else is Tesla going to introduce robo-taxis on August 8th when they are still years away from 100% working self-driving software? You can't assume some random person taking a Tesla taxi will a) sit in the driver's seat and b) have experience driving an electric car when the software demands a human take over.