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> If you can tell a car how to make a decision between hitting an old lady in the street vs. crashing into a tree and killing the passenger and get that right e
by newman314 11y ago
> If you can tell a car how to make a decision between hitting an old lady in the street vs. crashing into a tree and killing the passenger and get that right enough to please the public, I'm sure we can figure out how to tell a robot in a battle situation which person to shoot . . . well enough to please the public.
I have not seen any indication that this is a solved problem and a major reason why I'm against autonomous cars as they stand today. I'm extremely concerned that in the rush to get to self-driving cars that issues like this are swept aside in the typical Valley attitude of asking for forgiveness later.
To be clear, I would love an autonomous commute vehicle that lets me work on the way to work but only if it's safe. At the same time, I love diving for pleasure and do not want a future where that's out of the question. It's a big dilemma.
- ianamartin 11y agoI may not have been clear enough. Perhaps I should point out that I think the "If" in my hypothetical is a really big if. Except for the part about it being good enough for the public to go with it.