Government 1093 Chapter Notes - Chapter Kirkpatrick: Corporate Transparency, Moral Responsibility
26 Jun 2018
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Document Summary
Self-driving cars will crash at rates far lower than automobiles operated by humans. The ethics of crash optimization algorithms have been called into question. The crash that would cause the least amount of harm or damage. This decision is now a matter or human reflection, not reaction. Some people will be reluctant to drive self-driving cars that are programmed to sacrifice their owners in situations where more harm would be done otherwise. This would result in fewer self-driving cars on the road. Crash-optimization algorithms will need to be designed to assess numerous ethical factors when arriving at a decision for how to reduce harm in a given crash. Transparency will be crucial with this new technology. Telling customers in basic terms what the algorithm is. Consent to having knowledge of the algorithmic programming. While split time decisions will rely on the technology of self-driving cars,
