In 1950, Alan Turing proposed a simple test for artificial intelligence: if a human cannot distinguish between a machine’s responses and a human’s, the machine can be said to think. I want to propose we apply the same standard to autonomous earth-moving equipment. If an experienced mine superintendent, a seasoned heavy civil foreman, or a veteran operator cannot tell the difference between a skilled human and a machine running autonomously, the…
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