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Ethics and Governance of Artificial Intelligence Reading Group
Section 2

Day 2: AI and Self-Driving Cars

John Bowers

Opening Question: What standard of safety should we expect autonomous vehicles to meet? Would it be enough if they got in half as many severe traffic accidents as human drivers presently do?

Assignment: http://moralmachine.mit.edu/ (Try out a few scenarios before class).

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