I pick the scenic route from Madison WI to the Dells. Old highway 51. 20% slower, 1000% more interesting.<\/p>\n
Google Maps lets me do that. And five minutes later it reroutes to a faster way. The freeway.<\/p>\n
The AI maximizes utility. Once my preference counted, but now only speed matters. The human makes too many low utility choices.<\/p>\n
So I add a waypoint. It seems to pin the right route. Once I hit the waypoint though the route flips again. It needed more waypoints to keep on track.<\/p>\n
Finally, frustrated, the AI sulks, rerouting endlessly.<\/p>\n
This is the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I pick the scenic route from Madison WI to the Dells. Old highway 51. 20% slower, 1000% more interesting. Google Maps lets me do that. And five minutes later it reroutes to a faster way. The freeway. The AI maximizes … Continue reading