A Confucian Algorithm for Autonomous Vehicles.

Any moral algorithm for autonomous vehicles must provide a practical solution to moral problems of the trolley type, in which all possible courses of action will result in damage, injury, or death. This article discusses a hitherto neglected variety of this type of problem, based on a recent psychol...

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Publicado en:Science & Engineering Ethics Vol. 30; no. 6; pp. 1 - 23
Autores principales: Sui, Tingting, Sunday Grève, Sebastian
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Springer Nature Dec2024
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        Autonomous vehicles
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