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.

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Chris

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