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I think this is a poor example. You could just as easily program the robot not to try so hard to avoid hitting a small animal (or at all). It's not a moral choi

I think this is a poor example. You could just as easily program the robot not to try so hard to avoid hitting a small animal (or at all). It's not a moral choice, it's a decision based on size and shape. Also, a robot might be less likely to swerve into other cars or dangerous locations. There are problems for robot cars, sure, but this doesn't sound like one of them.

jbarham 12y ago
> It's not a moral choice, it's a decision based on size and shape. A baby crawling on the road is the same size and shape (roughly) as, say, a dog. In that situation the choice is a moral one, whether the robot knows it or not. This is not a hypothetical scenario: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1279639/Bus-driver-comes-screeching-halt-inches-baby-sitting-busy-road.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1279639/Bus-driver-c...