My car's frontal collision avoidance alarm sounded because a cyclist approached the kerb (as if to cross in front of the car, but he stopped before being in danger) just as I saw him. I did not know it was predictive. Nice to know it is there watching..
@Pipski "Open the car doors, HAL"
@sullybiker designers focus too much on making AI assistanta sound nice. I want one like Orac, that sounds like it smokes 50 / day and has a personality disorder.
@Pipski my car just beeps like beaker
@sullybiker see, they could easily have gone with Professor Honeydew. "I'm tickled pink to annoumce that this car is due a service. At Muppet Labs."
@sullybiker "Beware of the cyclist, Michael."