That WaPo article (https://archive.md/XBO1R) going around about how self-driving cars don't stop for pedestrians at crosswalks is luddism 101. Driving is not a purely technical task, but instead mediated by complex social processes, of which the attached screenshot from the article is a good example. Integrating self-driving cars means renegotiating those processes, and we should never let capital dictate terms, because they don't value human life.
@theluddite Hmm. OK.
@theluddite You're saying humans need to do less of what's convenient for them because of weakness in a new technology - instead of the new technology has to improve to meet the existing needs of humans.
You've got it backwards.
@GraniteGeek The WaPo article discusses how, for companies, making self-driving cars dangerous to pedestrians was already the improvement, meaning that it can't be a simple question of "improvements" or "weaknesses."
From your profile, you're a reporter who often covers tech. If you want to learn about luddism, I recommend @brianmerchant 's book "Blood in the Machine." Alternatively, I have 15 years of experience writing software and would be happy to discuss further. My email is on my site.