Moral Dilemmas
How to program an autonomous car …
- for a potential crash scenario
- when you have to choose between two actions that are both harmful
This is a modern version of the Trolley Problem …
- A runaway trolley is on course to kill five people
- You stand next to a lever that controls a switch
- If the trolley is diverted, it will kill one person on the side track
Is it ethical to pull the lever and kill the one in order to save the five?
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