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The trolley problem is a series of thought experiments in ethics, psychology, and artificial intelligence involving stylized ethical dilemmas of whether to sacrifice one person to save a larger number.
Trolley problem, modern revival of virtue ethics Philippa Ruth Foot FBA ( née Bosanquet ; 3 October 1920 – 3 October 2010) was an English philosopher and one of the founders of contemporary virtue ethics .
Judith Jarvis Thomson (October 4, 1929 – November 20, 2020) was an American philosopher who studied and worked on ethics and metaphysics.Her work ranges across a variety of fields, but she is most known for her work regarding the thought experiment titled the trolley problem and her writings on abortion.
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The trolley problem, a commonly-used moral dilemma in psychological research. Philosophers, psychologists and researchers from other fields have created various methods for studying topics in moral psychology, with empirical studies dating back to at least the 1890s. [28]
The tunnel problem is a philosophical thought experiment first introduced by Jason Millar in 2014. It is a variation on the classic trolley problem designed to focus on the ethics of autonomous vehicles , as well as the question of who gets to decide how they react in life-and-death scenarios.
In a new interview, AI expert Kai-Fu Lee explained the top four dangers of burgeoning AI technology: externalities, personal data risks, inability to explain consequential choices, and warfare.
The Social Security Fairness Act, which would increase benefits for 2.8 million retirees, has bipartisan support but time running out.