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Here’s a Terrible Idea: Robot Cars With Adjustable Ethics Settings
Neither the car manufacturer nor the driver wins if we get to set a dial for who lives and who dies in unavoidable car crashes.
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Oh dear lord that is frightening. It's like the people creating these have never watched a single sci-fi film in their lives. They're so arrogant to simply dismiss something because it is fiction. Don't worry, I'm not saying that is it something that is definitely going to blow up in our faces, I'm just saying that it's a possibility and it bothers me sometimes. Oh, I don't know, so to keep myself from rambling, I'm just going to shut myself up now.
A self driving car shouldn't have to put itself in a situation like this.
Not in 50 years, but when there are still human drivers on the road, these situations can and will happen.