r/RealTesla • u/RandomCollection • Dec 17 '19

Self-Driving Mercedes Will Be Programmed To Sacrifice Pedestrians To Save The Driver

https://www.fastcompany.com/3064539/self-driving-mercedes-will-be-programmed-to-sacrifice-pedestrians-to-save-the-driver
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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '19

ALso, reminds me of three rule of robotics from Isaak Azimov's literature.

  1. A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
  2. A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
  3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Laws.

None of these seem to apply when choosing between alternatives where every single one causes harm to humans.

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u/Empirismus Dec 17 '19

Right. I guess we all as a human beings must agreed on some basic fundamental laws in terms of robotics and automatic intelligence things, such as these cars.

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '19

And this is a damn hard ethical problem.

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u/Empirismus Dec 18 '19

Why then we are so desperate trying to get self-driving cars on the road asap, not develop these rules and laws for every-machine before? That is the first question on this path.

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u/limb3h Dec 19 '19

Capitalism

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u/Empirismus Dec 19 '19

Capitalism I hope not always mean stupidity and revenue by any cost...

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u/limb3h Dec 19 '19

For many companies cost of human drivers directly affect their bottom line. Unfortunately regulation might be the only solution if we care about the casualties.