alt Hacker NewsIf you flip the switch then the trolley still proceeds and there’s still a 50% chance every human on the planet gets run over. You’re just not the one at the wheel.
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01100011 • today at 2:48 AM
Humanity has discovered a way to create a form of intelligence using math. This knowledge is not going back in the box.
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qurren • today at 3:50 AM
Nits:
1. Trolleys actually don't usually have steering wheels.
2. People who actually hit trolley switches are not usually the ones at the driver's seat.
What is appealing about this fatalisitc fallacy? I keep seeing this pop up. Society doesn't allow dangerous companies to operate or exist. Why is this different? Go try to buy a tank and drive it into Manhattan. If we can prohibit that why can't we prohibit irresponsible AI development and deployment?