Deep Learning’s Zero and Infinity Errors
Neural Networks hallucinate a mistaken reality Our Cats “meanings just ain’t in the head” — Hillary Putnam You are driving your Tesla Model S down a desert route in the United States. There is no other car or pedestrian in sight. You decide to switch the autopilot as your focus shifts between the road and your partner seated next to you. At the same time, a Space X rocket is safely on the landing trajectory back to earth. All is good! Suddenly a tiny meteorite heading for the earth at just the right trajectory hits the rocket. It knocks it off course and damages its thrusters. Only the force of gravity and the wind resistance are in control of the rocket now. It crash-lands a few feet in front of your car. Tesla’s autopilot doesn’t swerve, and it doesn’t stop. It goes straight through killing you, your partner, and destroying the vehicle and its A.I. computer. What happened? The car hallucinated that the rocket was a plastic bag. Such a case or a similar one never occurred when t...