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cmn32480
on Monday October 31 2016, @06:16PM
from the explosions-killing-everybody-isn't-a-choice dept.
from the explosions-killing-everybody-isn't-a-choice dept.
Researchers at MIT have put together a pictorial survey http://moralmachine.mit.edu/ -- if the self-driving car loses its brakes, should it go straight or turn? Various scenarios are presented with either occupants or pedestrians dying, and there are a variety of peds in the road from strollers to thieves, even pets.
This AC found that I quickly began to develop my own simplistic criteria and the decisions got easier the further I went in the survey.
While the survey is very much idealized, it may have just enough complexity to give some useful results?
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You know, the difference between this company and the Titanic is that the
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(Score: 2) by bob_super on Monday October 31 2016, @07:22PM
> re-enacting the French Revolution complete with guillotines
Here's a good way to put people back to work!
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The Trump version comes plated with 24k gold, but I wouldn't vouch for its reliability.
(Score: 2) by VLM on Monday October 31 2016, @09:58PM
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