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Engineer builds AI laser defense system that wiped out every mosquito in his home (techspot.com)
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[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 6 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

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.

[–] meco03211@lemmy.world 9 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

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."

[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 10 points 10 hours ago

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!"