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Explain it to me like I’m 80

Mom: What’s with these AIs escaping and hacking people? That sounds scary.

Me: You park your car at the top of a hill. You leave a note on the dashboard that says “please be good” and then you pull the parking brake. The car careens down the hill, smashes everything up, and you put out a press release saying “My car ignored my instructions! It hallucinated! It went rogue!” Your insurance company not only believes you, but invests a hundred million dollars in your company.

Mom: Jesus Fucking Christ

  • crazyslinkz@lemmy.zip
    51·
    17 hours ago

    The electric one will stop you (but engages all brakes, depending on car model). Have to pull it twice and hold it. Safety feature to prevent accidental engagement.

    • atrielienz@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      16 hours ago

      I take your point but:

      (and say you’ve lost brake pressure because you master cylinder exploded (I dunno, don’t ask me))