The Academic Minute
The Academic Minute
Carlos Varela, RPI – Improved Auto-Pilot TechnologyCarlos Varela, RPI – Improved Auto-Pilot Technology
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Carlos Varela, RPI – Improved Auto-Pilot TechnologyCarlos Varela, RPI – Improved Auto-Pilot Technology

“We have computers that can beat the best human Jeopardy! players, and yet we rely on these relatively weak autopilot systems to safeguard hundreds of people on each flight. Why don’t we add more intelligence to autopilot systems?” Carl

“We have computers that can beat the best human Jeopardy! players, and yet we rely on these relatively weak autopilot systems to safeguard hundreds of people on each flight. Why don’t we add more intelligence to autopilot systems?” Carlos Varela, an associate professor of computer science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Insitute, asked this question in a […]

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