Hello World: How to be Human in the Age of the Machine

by Hannah Fry

The Google team’s algorithm, which was built in a collaboration with doctors from India, is now just as good at diagnosing the condition as a human ophthalmologist.

Volvo has adopted a similar approach. Its ‘Autonomous Emergency Braking’ system, which automatically slows the car down if it gets too close to a vehicle in front, is widely credited for the impressive safety record of the Volvo XC90. Since the car first went on sale in the UK in 2002, over 50,000 vehicles have been purchased, and not a single driver or passenger within any of them has been killed in a crash.