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Why Google Told Drivers to Drive a Longer Way On Purpose
TL;DRGoogle tested routing drivers on longer routes to reduce overall traffic congestion.
Why it matters: Shows how AI can optimize city-wide traffic flow, not just individual trips—raising questions about consent and manipulation.
"A team at Google's research arm used Google Maps to reroute a small portion of drivers in 10 U.S. cities," reports SFGate — including San Francisco and Los Angeles. "Through their experiment, which was published in the journal Nature Cities in June, the researchers sought to…
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