How Will Self-Driving Cars Learn to Make Life-and-Death Choices?

September 4, 2024

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(Wall Street Journal) – What will the roadway scruples of AI look like? Artificial intelligence will hold sway on our roadways as we edge closer to fully self-driving cars—a shift that many carmakers say will make driving safer.

David Margines, director of product management at Waymo, Alphabet’s self-driving subsidiary, says putting AI in charge precludes many of the factors that cause accidents, such as speeding, exhaustion, distraction and intoxication—preventing problems before they occur.

Others see different considerations. (Read More)