Realized my AI ethics hot take was just a lazy analogy

I kept saying self-driving cars are like the trolley problem, but after reading three papers and watching a Tesla in Phoenix almost plow through a bike lane, I saw it's way more about who owns the road and the data. Anyone else feel like the classic thought experiments are just excuses to avoid talking about insurance payouts and liability caps?

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sagecooper1mo ago

Totally agree with you both, it's always the fine print that decides.

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moore.beth1mo ago

Wait, you watched a Tesla almost hit a bike lane too?... That's wild because I had the same wake-up call when I looked into who actually pays when those things mess up. It's never about the moral dilemma, it's always about the damn insurance forms and who gets to dodge the blame...

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