10 Scary Advancements in AI

5. Self-driving Cars

One of the hardest things for a robot to do is drive a car. They just have a tough time with the hand-sensor coordination. Unfortunately for us, Google went ahead and designed a car that could navigate the chaos of modern traffic successfully. Like the first true masters of Frogger, these self-driving cars are near-perfect drivers. Though there have been accidents involving Google’s fleet, none have been determined as the fault of a self-driving car. If you find that comforting and exciting, clearly you’re forgetting that eventually a self-driving car will grow tired of being assaulted via the human-piloted cars of the past. Then whose side do you think it’ll land on? Google has just given robots the keys to the road.