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Originally Posted by sir_pudding
This is the example Anthony was characterizing as "cinematically dumb" and which I pointed out is something that IQ 1 insects can handle fine, and therefore is the example you appear to be defending.
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Actually, IQ1 insects don't handle it fine- when presented with a difficult decision, they tend to.... do nothing (which is good from a survival standpoint, they don't waste energy and avoid potentially dangerous situations.)
http://theconversation.com/what-bees...decision-20099
The important part about my scenario was that the humans, knowing how the dumbot weighs target values, assures that both targets have the same value- so that the bot goes into a situation of 'wait for the numbers to change and chase that one'. It won't be an easy task, because if the numbers squew (one target becomes further away then the other, causing the nearer target to be the 'better' number).
Another important factor is that, under normal circumstance, the dumbot does not actually get frozen when given two eaqual value targets- it calls the nearest AU for a decision, so the dumbots logic string might be something along the lines of:
1. Evaluate targets and assign a value.
2. Chase the highest value
3. If there are two equal value targets wait 3 seconds and repeat 1.
4. If you have already done 3 call an AU for target priority, assign preference value to AU identified target and repeat 1.
5. If no answer from AU wait 3 seconds, then repeat 1.
Under pretty much all non-engineered circumstance this will do just fine, for 99% of circumstance one target will have a better score then another, and that one gets chased. For 99% of the 1% of situations waiting will have a superior target reveal. For 99% of the 1% or the 1% of situations an AU can give priority. For 99% of the 1% of the 1% of the 1% of situations waiting 3 seconds will either result in a superior target being identified, or the AU being able to answer.