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Re:Alphabet's Self-Driving Cars to Get Their First Real Riders by adrianN on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @12:42PM (#14195305)
There are different kinds of ethics.
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Re:Alphabet's Self-Driving Cars to Get Their First Real Riders by brilliantcode on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @12:53PM (#14195467)
The one where you build and market something but then it turns out to be something less than expectations.

Ethic issues arise when the expectation is that the occupants will live and then your product falling short on those critical constraint.

Because when you design something for the masses, you are directly responsible for the deaths caused by your product.

This is not a matter of philosophy, from one engineer to another, it's our duty.

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