Self driving cars and moral decisions-who will live, who will die?
On Sunday, October 28, 2018 at 11:11:04 AM UTC+8, The Real Bev wrote:
> > My car should protect ME. It should hit whichever target is less likely > to injure the occupant. Anything else reflects personal or cultural > bias and is inappropriate. > The topic came up on a panel discussion on TV last night. They gave the hypothetical example of autonomous car that swerved to avoid a bunch of drunken hooligans, and in doing so killed car occupants (granma and little kid). Then suggested that some automaker will offer cars that protect the owner and doesn't care about anybody else. Naturally that would sell, so the idea of some common ethical principles behind all such cars seems unlikely. |
Self driving cars and moral decisions-who will live, who willdie?
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