It was just a matter of time before we had to deal with the reality that self-driving will be safer on average, but will still randomly kill people in a more noticeable way than the human error killing us every day. Get out your trolley cars and switches, folks. It's ethics timehttps://twitter.com/typesfaster/status/980856376195825664 …
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Well yes, humans in general and politicians in particular are not very good at doing the thing that kills fewer people
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Maybe it does kill fewer people, but it also takes away the feeling of being in control of whether you'll be the one in a crash. Historically, we're bad at implementation of things that take away control, so if you want fewer people at risk, deal with that, first.
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I actually do think token features that actually give little (potentially harmful) control relative to their function in creating the *appearance* of control will probably be a big part of the pitch that wins
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If designed well, perhaps. Ideally they'll be like the placebo buttons in elevators and crosswalks.https://www.thecut.com/2016/10/the-soothing-futility-of-the-elevator-door-close-button.html …
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