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Re:The Fight for the “Right to Repair” by andrei_says_ on Wednesday July 13, 2016 @05:48PM (#12089937)
They also could not think. If you've ever been in an accident, you know that there's no time for thinking. Reflexes take over.

Ascribing ethical decisions to the driver in such a situation is not rational nor ethical.

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Re:The Fight for the “Right to Repair” by rickycook on Wednesday July 13, 2016 @06:37PM (#12090251)
no, but it's a situation in which a computer could make a decision
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Re:The Fight for the “Right to Repair” by andrei_says_ on Thursday July 14, 2016 @06:57PM (#12097819)
I imagine you mean a choice like "should I run over this child who suddenly ran in front of the car or should I swerve into opposing traffic?"
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