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In reply to the discussion: Smart guns - survey... sort of [View all]justhanginon
(3,337 posts)15. It seems to me that when you got to full on autonomy you really lose
the human ability to make decisions that include an instant moral relevance to any given situation, especially emergency ones. whether that be needing an instantaneous decision as to where to crash land a disabled plane given the visual input of a pilot or in the case of an automobile whether to hit a person or oncoming traffic. None are easy calls but may require instant if not instinctual responses.
Your last paragraph is tad scary!
I've been retired for almost twenty years and could never have dreamed we would be discussing these problems as part of an actual reality. I think my head is beginning to hurt! )))
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re: "...perhaps a malfunctioning driverless car could just have a set speed limit that is low..."
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Jul 2017
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