| It is my contention that AI computer driven race | | | | call all that "drifting" an actual motorsport, back |
| cars will be able to best the best efforts of | | | | then on the tight turns it was induced merely for |
| human drivers in the next few years. And soon, | | | | control, fun stuff. |
| unmanned aerial vehicles which are fully | | | | Yes, it is all math isn't it, I guess everything is |
| autonomous will be able to win a dog-fight with a | | | | really, physics, chemistry, math (including |
| human fighter pilot ace. I just see the writing on | | | | probability). It's amazing how well the human |
| the walls really, I don't even care to debate it | | | | body-mind adapt. I sat down with a guy who |
| with a "species-centric" human at this point, as | | | | created a motorcycle that drives by itself at the |
| any debates to the contrary are bathed in | | | | first DARPA Challenge; it wobbles at first, but can |
| arrogance, ignorance, and boastful human pride, | | | | drive itself without falling over and negotiate |
| something that humans really are better at than | | | | obstacles. |
| computers. | | | | Can we design a robot to drive or race a car, |
| Not long ago, I was discussing the joys of racing | | | | considering all the variables? Then have it learn as |
| with an acquaintance, you see I have done a little | | | | it goes (AI) and download the information to a |
| "illegal street racing" in my youth, and later some | | | | central source, which could simultaneously update |
| officially approved track racing on motorcycles | | | | the program in all the units of that type. There |
| (street bikes). My acquaintance said; | | | | are some things that machines have trouble doing, |
| "sometimes getting sideways can be fun, | | | | and it is difficult to do it? My acquaintance makes |
| possesses a challenge for high speed processing, | | | | an interesting point; |
| full body awareness and synchronization having to | | | | "A theory I have about Time perception is if you |
| make yourself and machine recover straight, | | | | can slow it in your mind, you can appear to move |
| balancing torque and traction, rpm's and gears, | | | | faster." |
| calculating power by air temp and density, ground | | | | Right, this has been my experience in sports, |
| surface and temp, makes for some true driving | | | | racing, flying, etc. People who smoke trick their |
| fun and a good stress test. Of course it helps if | | | | minds into believing that time has slowed down |
| you can change your perception of time, which is | | | | (nicotine). The natural brain chemicals released |
| an awesome tool and in front of a crowd it can | | | | under some circumstances obviously does |
| make jaws drop." | | | | something, perhaps induced by fear, adrenals, or |
| He was referring to the "slow-motion" trick of the | | | | whatever transpires during intense focus + high |
| brain during times of high stress, adrenaline, and | | | | heart rates, etc. Maybe it has to do with brain |
| heart rate, perhaps you've felt that sensation, as | | | | waves also, or a combination of things, but if we |
| it takes you into a different realm making | | | | can induce it at will, imagine the benefits to an |
| everything happening very fast, seem very slow. | | | | organic system in competition, battle, or under a |
| Now then, how much of this can we program a | | | | serious situation which was life threatening or ultra |
| computer to do? I'd say most all of it, thus, | | | | critical, if we could induce it, we win. |
| Artificial Intelligence should one day; rule the day | | | | In a computer system or artificially intelligent |
| and the race. | | | | machine, it does not perceive time at all, it |
| You see, I understand what my acquaintance was | | | | processes as fast as it is able and puts in the |
| taking about here, and yes, it is amazing what the | | | | controls based on the situation, parameters, and |
| human mind can do and process very quickly. I | | | | programming. It doesn't care, fear, or have the |
| can remember, especially in street racing on | | | | emotional adrenal rush. Thus, in some regards it |
| two-lane country roads when everyone is | | | | has the advantage, perhaps in others not so |
| standing and watching the starting line, so, I | | | | much. |
| always tried to warn people to move back, | | | | But in the end with an ultra-fast, almost unlimited |
| because this thing has raw power and, quite | | | | ability to process the information quickly, and |
| frankly, I'd rather just stay on the gas. | | | | respond with the control input, it would be next to |
| Now when involved in motorcycle street bike | | | | impossible to beat, plus, it wouldn't ever |
| racing the processing, during the adrenalin rush | | | | experience pilot error, only computer failure, or a |
| was awesome, and the slow-mo sensation worth | | | | programming flaw, which would be fixed and thus, |
| doing again and again. In canyon burning, sports | | | | stronger and faster next time, and able to |
| car stuff, I must say sometimes I felt more in | | | | download the better results to all the other AI |
| control going sideways than wondering when | | | | race car computers in an instant during the |
| "exactly" the wheels might break lose, now they | | | | uploading process. See that point too? |