Do I want for him to face a 1/10000 chance of being killed each year by a human driver?
Or do I want for him to face a 1/20000 chance of being killed each year by an autonomous vehicle?
I'll take option two, for him and for me. I don't give a damn about philosophical questions. And I don't give a damn if it's a different dice I'm rolling.
The only reason I care much about this one death is because it risks slowing down progress. Lives are at stake here. Yours. Mine. Your family's. My family's.
The statistical/utilitarian argument for self-driving vehicles is less compelling than the personal story argument against them. So I want to make the for argument as personal and compelling as we can.
Do I want for him to face a 1/10000 chance of being killed each year by a human driver?
Or do I want for him to face a 1/20000 chance of being killed each year by an autonomous vehicle?
I'll take option two, for him and for me. I don't give a damn about philosophical questions. And I don't give a damn if it's a different dice I'm rolling.
The only reason I care much about this one death is because it risks slowing down progress. Lives are at stake here. Yours. Mine. Your family's. My family's.
The statistical/utilitarian argument for self-driving vehicles is less compelling than the personal story argument against them. So I want to make the for argument as personal and compelling as we can.