Agreed, the OP you're replying to is entirely dismissive of the achievement in of itself. Lot's of things can be perhaps "better" without a human involved so why do we do any of them? Nascar and F1 racing, why are humans driving? Clearly an AI driven car can outperform any human on the racetrack, I'm not sure why we bother.
I think exactly the same thing of motorsport as I explained in another reply. These records are entirely based on technical advance in the equipment. The human factor is incidental.
It’s even worst here because the limits set on the record are purely arbitrary. Why is a souped rifle, civilian optics cobbled together and a calculator significant when you could just use a higher calibre and a better designed gun?
The whole thing is completely artificial therefor pointless to me. I mean there is reason they are beating their own previously held record by 46%. No one cares so no one is trying to beat them.
Think about it this way. They didn't have temperature sensors and wind gauges setup every 20 ft along the path to the target.
Someone said, "How can I do this." It's not that much different than saying "I'll jog around the block." Couple weeks later "I'll jog around the block in half the time when I started." Weeks later "I'll jog around the neighborhood."
It is a hobby. It is complex. Someone made it happen.
