Thursday, 1 September 2016

A two-year-old offers a creative (but non-ideal) solution to 'The Trolley Problem'


When it comes to autonomous cars, get used to hearing about 'the trolley problem.' A thought experiment in ethics, the basis of the problem is as follows: A runaway train is about to mow down five people tied to the tracks. You, standing in the distance, have the option to pull a lever to make it switch to a second set of tracks. On this set of tracks, there is one person tied down. You have two choices: Do nothing, and watch as the train kills the five people on the main track. Pull the lever to divert the train…

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