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H.I. #71: Trolley Problem

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The Consequences of Coded Cars

If we just make a blanket decision, just break and hope you don't hit or don't hit too fast, that's easy. The controversy comes when there's third parties who are just innocent bystanders who are suddenly put at risk because of the way the car was coded. I am saying though that the more complicated collision avoidance software might be more harmful than the simpler collision software. You're saying the cars should not be allowed to swerve. They should hit the brakes and see what happens. And if we start putting swerve abilities in onto the sidewalk to do something clever, which you could conceivably do, are you saying don't let the cars do that? Like don't have that

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