Name: Towards AI Legal Name: Towards AI, Inc. Description: Towards AI is the world's leading artificial intelligence (AI) and technology publication. Read by thought-leaders and decision-makers around the world. Phone Number: +1-650-246-9381 Email: [email protected]
228 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10003 United States
Website: Publisher: https://towardsai.net/#publisher Diversity Policy: https://towardsai.net/about Ethics Policy: https://towardsai.net/about Masthead: https://towardsai.net/about
Name: Towards AI Legal Name: Towards AI, Inc. Description: Towards AI is the world's leading artificial intelligence (AI) and technology publication. Founders: Roberto Iriondo, , Job Title: Co-founder and Advisor Works for: Towards AI, Inc. Follow Roberto: X, LinkedIn, GitHub, Google Scholar, Towards AI Profile, Medium, ML@CMU, FreeCodeCamp, Crunchbase, Bloomberg, Roberto Iriondo, Generative AI Lab, Generative AI Lab Denis Piffaretti, Job Title: Co-founder Works for: Towards AI, Inc. Louie Peters, Job Title: Co-founder Works for: Towards AI, Inc. Louis-François Bouchard, Job Title: Co-founder Works for: Towards AI, Inc. Cover:
Towards AI Cover
Logo:
Towards AI Logo
Areas Served: Worldwide Alternate Name: Towards AI, Inc. Alternate Name: Towards AI Co. Alternate Name: towards ai Alternate Name: towardsai Alternate Name: towards.ai Alternate Name: tai Alternate Name: toward ai Alternate Name: toward.ai Alternate Name: Towards AI, Inc. Alternate Name: towardsai.net Alternate Name: pub.towardsai.net
5 stars – based on 497 reviews

Frequently Used, Contextual References

TODO: Remember to copy unique IDs whenever it needs used. i.e., URL: 304b2e42315e

Resources

Unlock the full potential of AI with Building LLMs for Productionβ€”our 470+ page guide to mastering LLMs with practical projects and expert insights!

Publication

AI Ethics, The Trolley Problem Reimagined
Artificial Intelligence   Latest   Machine Learning

AI Ethics, The Trolley Problem Reimagined

Author(s): Caden Ornt

Originally published on Towards AI.

AI is increasingly becoming a part of everyday life, but teaching it to make ethical decisions may be problematic without universal ethical rules.
Photo by Brigitta Schneiter on Unsplash

The Trolley Problem is a classic thought experiment that puts forth a multitude of ethical dilemmas involving life or death situations.

You might assume that the answer to these problems could be simply solved by assuming that the option with the least fatalities would universally be regarded as the most ethical option.

However, you would be wrong. Let me explain.

While there is a seemingly endless number of dilemmas that have been created, I have selected two of my favorites to share here in order to focus on the implications of AI and less on the dilemma itself. However, if you are interested, check out this article I wrote about The Trolley Problem itself.

Why can’t we agree on what it means to be moral and ethical? And the unlikely connection to a hypothetical runaway…

cadenornt.medium.com

Take a moment to imagine yourself overlooking an out-of-control trolley as it barrels toward a construction zone. Within that construction zone, five workers are repairing the tracks.

Photo by Tommy Krombacher on Unsplash

We will assume, for the sake of argument, that if the trolley is allowed to continue on its current path, it will surely result in the death of the five workers.

Thankfully, you are standing… Read the full blog for free on Medium.

Join thousands of data leaders on the AI newsletter. Join over 80,000 subscribers and keep up to date with the latest developments in AI. From research to projects and ideas. If you are building an AI startup, an AI-related product, or a service, we invite you to consider becoming aΒ sponsor.

Published via Towards AI

Feedback ↓