iotatron (u/iotatron)

iotatron commented on “I, Robot” – the 3 laws considered harmful shkspr.mobi/blog/2019/01/... · Posted by u/edent

I think Asimov knew all this – his stories are about how the laws can be twisted into having surprising consequences. It's meant as a Sci-Fi version of the "literal genie" [0].

Has anyone actually taken them as a serious suggestion in AI ethics?

[0] https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LiteralGenie

iotatron · 7 years ago

Having taken the Udacity Robotics Nanodegree I can say that they actually teach these laws in full seriousness as part of the first week of the course. When I saw that I started to regret signing up.

iotatron commented on Why isn't the internet more fun and weird? jarredsumner.com/codeblog... · Posted by u/firloop

jedberg · 7 years ago

> The answer is simple: Security.

That's only half the answer. The real answer is that no one wants to spend the time to offer those features securely.

It's perfectly cromulent to allow users to upload CSS and html and even javascript. You just have to put a lot of effort into making it safe.

Look what we did on reddit -- we allowed users to make almost any CSS they want, and look at the beautiful creations that have come from that (like all the sports reddits). It was a lot of work figuring out how to make it safe, but we did it.

And now they're putting in a ton of effort to make it work on mobile too. Because reddit still values user creativity.

It's totally possible to allow all that creativity, it just takes time and consideration to make it safe.

iotatron · 7 years ago

wasn't reddit considering getting rid of custom css themes not too long ago?

iotatron commented on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (January 2019) · Posted by u/whoishiring

wojtczyk · 7 years ago

Velodyne LiDAR | SE | Full-time | ONSITE | San Jose

We are looking for a:

- Software Engineer with hardware integration / robotics experience (C/C++ & python)

to join our Automation and Robotics team.

Independent thinkers and problem solvers.

If interested, please send an email with your resume to Martin Wojtczyk <mwojtczyk@velodyne.com>

We build the world's best lidar sensors for self-driving cars, robots, and drones:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3ELziPYn5k

iotatron · 7 years ago

Hi, I was wondering if you'd like to shed light on a worry I have regarding breaking into robotics/autonomous machines industry.

I have a B.S. in Applied Physics and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering. Currently I work do hardware and firmware design on high reliability security systems using FPGAs. On paper I think i'm a great applicant for a company like Velodyne but i want more experience with robotics. I was wondering if a company like Velodyne generally thinks highly about stuff like the Udacity Nanodegrees. I am taking the Robotics Nanodegree and although I'm learning a lot I feel like it's pretty cursory and companies like Velodyne want "real" experience with robotics versus some online course.

Thanks for taking the time!