The self-driving cars ability to accurately decide on which lives to save and which to sacrifice very much depends on its ability to detect each and every one of those lives to begin with.
Is there a risk of self-driving cars identifying some pedestrians but not others? The short answer is yes, there is. While the famous philosophical dilemma, commonly known as “the trolly problem”, is not completely irrelevant, there are much bigger ethical fish to fry.
Deploying AI in production brings some challenges and trade-offs between safety and efficiency. Humans are setting up, tuning, testing, and using the AI systems, providing feedback and guidance to the machines.
Read MoreBut what can go wrong? We’ll take a look on how people relate to AVs, we’ll assess the risks of self-driving cars through the looking-glass of ethics & immerse ourselves into an ethical design approach as a potential solution to everything we’re about to cover..
What decision does a self-driving car take in case of imminent, fatal accident? What happens in case of data poisoning if someone hacked the system and hijacked your car? And moreover, do you trust the technology enough to buy a self-driving car to begin with?
When asked about privacy in the digital space, the usual answer seems to be a scoff. Sometimes it is even followed by a taunting sneer with a tint of “there is nothing we can do about it though” look. But why is that?
Consumers are confused. They are exposed to products of multiple origins each following their own path to “ethical” data processing and decision making. Is there anything we could do?
Read MoreOpen-source has become a big part of Corporate Social Responsibility and beyond. What are the benefits of going open-source? What are the risks, and what this all has to do with AI?
Read MoreWhat are the main components of the proposal and how to understand the forthcoming legal framework?
Read MoreHow do we govern AI decisions? How do we make sure that we can get what we expect, especially in situations that are life-critical?
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