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Right. Intent/culpability definitely plays into ethical decisions. Two pedestrians crossing legally at a crosswalk? Occupant. Two pedestrians willingly sitt
by colanderman 11y ago
Right. Intent/culpability definitely plays into ethical decisions. Two pedestrians crossing legally at a crosswalk? Occupant. Two pedestrians willingly sitting in a barren stretch of road for no good reason? Pedestrians. Just as I should not be allowed to take others' lives simply because I selfishly value my own, others should not be allowed to take my life simply because they are stupid.
Unfortunately such decisions are very hard to make and depend on so many variables. In today's world, it can take years in a courtroom to determine who was in the right in such a scenario. Very curious to see how this plays out in the upcoming decades...
- POleszkiewicz 11y agoI would rather say "decade" instead of "decades", while self driving cars are arriving, I would argue that "self flying cars" are just around the corner, and will make many of these dillemas irrelevant. It is much easier to avoid any kind of collision in 3D space, also removing any kinds of traffic jams etc.