A new AI training program helps robots own their ignorance
More self-aware machines could avoid making dangerous mistakes
![delivery bot](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/012919_MT_AI-blind-spots_feat.jpg?fit=860%2C460&ssl=1)
WATCH AND LEARN Shadowing humans on the job could help such autonomous robots as delivery bots (one shown) and self-driving cars recognize shortcomings in their own training.
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