Why did the playstation not have the same piracy problem?
Why did the playstation not have the same piracy problem?
Agreed. This human service is required, but it’s not worth 30% of every fare.
Vetting drivers
Not sure this is necessary. A reputation system can be built from drivers, customers and IoT devices.
Monitoring cars so that if a driver abducts you authorities can find you
Uber has no advantage in this area.
Taking over development and maintenance of the system
Yes, this could be the main stumbling block.
Marketing
Less relevant in today’s world. How much marketing did chatgpt need.
The article shows no practical solution for any of these problems.
I don’t think it was meant to. It was just to introduce the possibility of an Uber killer.
So vetting shall be done by the state instead of a company.
Agreed. A dedicated company (or series of companies) could do this one off service, rather than the state.
you would need smart contracts in case there is no neutral third party that can verify the validity of something.
Agreed. A human arbitration service would be useful. AI isn’t good enough yet.
Why would you need that for a process where legal authorities are already involved?
Agreed. Escalation to the proper legal authorities is an option for both Uber and this theoretical competitor.
If you have an actual authority involved there’s an easier and faster solution: a database. Doesn’t sound as sexy does it?
No. Databases don’t do arbitration.
GPS locations can be forged easily.
Not on multiple devices including WiFi data.
How would such a system reliably without a third party authority determine whether the ride ended?
When both parties agree. Like they do now.
Scams in this system from both parties would be rampant.
No different from now.
Why would I need a crypto wallet for this shit? I want to use my credit card!
Why would I need a credit card for this shit? I want to use my crypto wallet and pay less fees to middlemen.
So I need a third party to handle the payment
With a credit card, yes.
I sure as hell am not trusting a random driver with no oversight with my credit card information.
Are now arguing for crypto?
You still need third parties involved such as payment providers
False
and authorities,
Always true.
You still need a third party handling disputes
Agreed.
now you need to get government authorities involved.
Disagree.
Not to mention tech support to actually set up the system.
Yes, this is probably the killer. The people setting this up can’t profit from it.
Uber seems to be a middleman that can be removed by technology
It sounds so plausible but it doesn’t exist. There must be a fatal flaw, but I can’t see it.
Do they have to run at a loss? They could take 20% rather than ubers 30%.
What is stopping an uber competitor?
Let’s put it another way. How much do you think you should be paid to have your movements tracked?
Ah. Analogue hosting. But they definitely didn’t start producing content.
Servers, electricity, bandwidth, blackjack and hookers.
Is that institution on a Spanish island?
Does Netflix? Or do they pay production companies for content?
Netflix service started as hosting only.
You shouldn’t confuse Russian politics and Russian people.
There have been some amazingly intelegent Russians.
Ooooh. Data. Nice.
You won’t know.
Given that AI now passes the Turing test, you won’t know it’s AI.
Most people’s response to a naked child on a beach is indifference. I know this because young kids play naked on nearly every European beach, nude or not. And no-one cares.
Your reaction is not indifference, so it stands out.