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Driving Over Miss Daisy

Driving Over Miss Daisy

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Sep 05, 2023
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You are stretched out comfortably in your fully self-driving car, speeding across the road. You don’t have to sit any more, since cars are now designed for maximum comfort and utility, not based on having a human driver.

Suddenly, an enormous concrete building section topples over in the back of the construction truck driving in front of you. In a fraction of a second, this giant obstacle gives your car’s AI a simple decision: brake or dodge.

To your left is an SUV with a human passenger.

To your right is an unprotected motorcyclist on a motorcycle.

Straight ahead is certain death.

What should your AI do?

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