Australia’s first trackless tram has arrived in Perth following a long journey from Shanghai, China and will undergo testing before potentially running along an iconic slice of WA’s coast.
Maybe they've finally solved the trolley problem by passing the buck and handing off the repsonsibilty to some program. No matter how it fails, no one will be at fault and any injuries or deaths will be the cost of progress.
But then whoever presses the execute command for the program would then be at fault? Or the designers of the program? Or an apportionment of blame share?
It gives rise to all sorts of trolley problems. Philosophers of Perth, prepare your points!
Maybe they've finally solved the trolley problem by passing the buck and handing off the repsonsibilty to some program. No matter how it fails, no one will be at fault and any injuries or deaths will be the cost of progress.
But then whoever presses the execute command for the program would then be at fault? Or the designers of the program? Or an apportionment of blame share?
The trolley problem! Hours of fun to be had!