Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? Opinion Re: (July 9) Artificial Intelligence to find potholes? How about some City of Winnipeg employees simply start by driving down Winnipeg’s main arteries like Pembina, Abinojii Mikinah, Portage Avenue, Main Street, Kenaston, Provencher, Henderson, and mark the pothole with self-dissolving paint? I realize that it’s not as fashionable or futuristic as AI, but it does involve intelligence, albeit human, and gets the job done without the capital cost and ongoing maintenance of equipment. Save money, and get the job done quickly — now that’s intelligent. You may ask, what about the emergence of new potholes? Potholes occur almost exclusively during the freeze-thaw cycle in spring, so new ones after that are rare.
We have driven most of Winnipeg’s main thoroughfares since the last freeze-up and the large and dangerous potholes that were born in April are still there in all their tire-busting glory. With this proposed AI initiative by the City we will now be able to use our newfound status as the North American city with the quickest pothole detection as another attribute to attract business and tourists to Winnipeg. While we will now be able to identify pothole locations faster than anyone else, we will still hold the record for the slowest repair program.
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