The Problem with the Trolley Problem � Examine the ethical dilemmas presented by the Trolley Problem and how they challenge ...

As we learn how security, safety and privacy apply to new technology like AI, it’s important to understand the distinction ...

The variations replace the victims, the switch operator, the trolley, or any combination of those with other characters or ideas. Some of them do away with the junction altogether: The meme was ...

Why the Trolley Dilemma is a terrible model for trying to make self-driving cars safer The famous thought experiment has been applied to the development of autonomous vehicles, but it's considered ...

At its heart is what philosophers call “the trolley problem,” Mr. Fixman said. “A trolley is moving down the tracks and it can either kill one person who’s driving the trolley or five ...

Weighing up whom a self-driving car should kill is a modern twist on an old ethical dilemma known as the trolley problem. The idea was explored in an episode of the NBC series The Good Place ...