>> it's unacceptable for automation to produce a worse result than a human in the same situation, with the same information > I don't think anyone disagrees on

>> it's unacceptable for automation to produce a worse result than a human in the same situation, with the same information > I don't think anyone disagrees on that. I disagree on that. If there's an autonomous vehicle that is better than a human in most situations, and worse in a few situations, such that the overall accident/death rate is lower, and there is no reasonable away to identify the rare dangerous situations in time to disable the autopilot, I would want to drive that car and would advise others to do so. In fact, if there was an autonomous vehicle that was almost exactly as safe as a human but slightly more dangerous (say, a 10% higher death/accident rate), I would frequently use it because the large benefits outweigh the minor statistical costs. (Indeed, I use a car at all because of its benefits over walking, busing, or staying at home, despite the higher rate of death.) If other people understood the risks, I would also suggest that they to do likewise.