Re: [TML] Question: Can computers and robots operate a ship without a living being onboard? Christopher Sean Hilton 10 Jan 2017 23:13 UTC
On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 02:23:09PM -0800, Chuck McKnight wrote: > I dunno, having just watched Passengers I was reminded of the > importance of a skeleton crew to handle unforeseen emergencies that the > AI couldn’t. ;-) > In the movies human beings always solve the problem in the nick of time. It makes for a good story but more frequently than not, the "AI" that can't handle an unforseen emergency is a contrivance of the plot. -- Chris __o "All I was trying to do was get home from work." _`\<,_ -Rosa Parks ___(*)/_(*)____.___o____..___..o...________ooO..._____________________ Christopher Sean Hilton [chris/at/vindaloo/dot/com]