Saturday, December 28, 2024

Self driving AI cars

The dangers of AI are real. Especially the kind of AI tech being developed and controlled by companies backed by Zews. It always starts the same way — they build something, make a ton of money, and eventually use it to dominate and destroy others. This time it’s AI. First, it’s replacing jobs — like car driving, transport, and now even IT roles.

A friend of mine who works in IT told me that five QA testers were fired and replaced by AI automation tools for software testing. That’s how it begins — job loss, dependence, and eventually control.

This is how financial imperialism works. Take away people’s ability to earn and replace it with tech you own.

Check this out:
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/mom-dead-openai-whistleblower-speaks-out-he-was-too-innocent-this-dirty-corporate-world-1729783
Even whistleblowers are paying the price.

We seriously need to wake up. Bharatha (India) needs to start working on its own version of ethical AI. Something based on Dharma. Russia, China, and Bharatha should come together and build something like DharmaAI or KalkiAI — AI that protects people instead of exploiting them.

This post gives some good perspective:
https://x.com/sanjeevs_iitr/status/1851900516390801587


Let’s talk about self-driving cars for a bit. That’s one area where AI is moving fast.

Tesla's FSD (Full Self-Driving) is currently classified as Level 2 by SAE. That means the driver is still responsible for the car even when it’s in self-driving mode. Tesla says their system can do Level 4, but that’s not official yet. Level 4 would mean the car can drive itself in most conditions without needing a human.

Now here’s something crazy — there’s an Indian startup called Swaayatt Robots claiming they’ve reached Level 5 autonomy. That means full self-driving in any road condition, no human required.
Check them out here: https://www.swaayattrobots.com/

If true, it’s a huge leap. Especially because Indian roads aren’t like California highways. We’ve got cows, dogs, potholes, people randomly crossing — our roads need a different kind of AI. Not the generic Western models.


Also, if you're into tech, you can actually try out self-driving tools yourself.

FlowDrive is a fork of Comma AI’s OpenPilot. It runs on Android phones (Snapdragon) and works with cars that already have cruise control and lane assist. Planning to try it on a rented car with ADAS features.

Setup is pretty simple:
https://github.com/flowdriveai/flowpilot/wiki/Installation
Demo: https://youtube.com/shorts/cQgf6EY6TCI?si=79fQAgO3swNptgSv

It depends on your car’s built-in features. Here’s a list of supported car models:
https://github.com/commaai/openpilot/blob/master/docs/CARS.md

If you want a polished plug-and-play version, you can buy the Comma AI device — it’s around $1000.
Here’s a few demo videos:
https://youtu.be/0aq4Wi2rsOk?si=2546H342cuL2gwUE
https://youtu.be/6ikxBWUAjmI?si=0nakmxc1KqL7nqpI


Bottom line — AI is not just a tool. It’s power. And like any power, it can be misused.

We can’t sit back while others build AIs that control us. Bharatha needs to build its own, ethical, dharmic AI before it’s too late.

Or else, we’ll be watching the AI kraken being released... and this time, it might be too late to push it back.

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