Reply to post: Re: NO ONE wants to be that loser

Should a robo-car run over a kid or a grandad? Healthy or ill person? Let's get millions of folks to decide for AI...

FrogsAndChips Silver badge

Re: NO ONE wants to be that loser

"Because you're confusing macro with micro."

I'm not confusing anything. I know full well that if I'm the one behind the wheel, I'll choose to save my kid and sacrifice 5 strangers. This doesn't change the fact that the society would be better off if self-driving cars ruled the roads.

"The Trolley Problem tends to force the "you" part of the problem."

And this is precisely why it's pointless to try to solve it for the whole population.

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