RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian?
November 17, 2015 at 2:10 am
(November 17, 2015 at 1:59 am)bennyboy Wrote: Presumably the cars are designed to know and obey speed limits, lights, etc. Therefore, if a pedestrian is in front of the car, he/she shouldn't be.
Caveat ambulator.
Thats true. A properly constructed machine will always have a lower risk of failing than a human beings cognitive faculties. Its part of the reason I think governments should be run by AI.
Another issue though; If a pedestrian could make sure someone in a car crashes by walking infront at an extremely busy junction with no risk to themselves wouldn't that be an extremely reliable method of murder? Potentially mass murder?
Hm, no. I think pedestrians should probably take responsibility for their own fuck-ups instead of the consequences being inflicted on what is essentially an innocent passenger.
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