sanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 hours agoEngineer builds AI laser defense system that wiped out every mosquito in his hometechspot.comexternal-linkmessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up1119
arrow-up1119external-linkEngineer builds AI laser defense system that wiped out every mosquito in his hometechspot.comsanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 hours agomessage-square55fedilink
minus-squareAbidanYre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·9 hours agoI’m highly skeptical of this thing’s ability to detect and locate a mosquito in 3d space over any kind of range using pictures of mosquitos on his arm as a training set.
minus-squaremeco03211@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·8 hours agoComes out of the first live test run with a shit ton of laser burns on his arm. “I think I’ve pinpointed the problem.”
minus-squareThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·8 hours agoAI: “Great news! I’ve found the mosquito! I’ll shoot it with the laser now.” Inventor: “Oww! That was my arm!” AI: “You’re absolutely right! My mistake. Let me scan again… Okay I’ve definitely identified the mosquito this time! Shooting laser now…” Inventor: “DAMN IT, THAT’S THE EXACT SAME ARM, AGAIN!”
I’m highly skeptical of this thing’s ability to detect and locate a mosquito in 3d space over any kind of range using pictures of mosquitos on his arm as a training set.
Comes out of the first live test run with a shit ton of laser burns on his arm.
“I think I’ve pinpointed the problem.”
AI: “Great news! I’ve found the mosquito! I’ll shoot it with the laser now.”
Inventor: “Oww! That was my arm!”
AI: “You’re absolutely right! My mistake. Let me scan again… Okay I’ve definitely identified the mosquito this time! Shooting laser now…”
Inventor: “DAMN IT, THAT’S THE EXACT SAME ARM, AGAIN!”