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  • In that example, it sounds like the train is responsible for driving forward, driving in reverse and stopping.

    The train company would want to ensure a human has agreed in writing to be held accountable for foreseeable failures of the train driving system.

    Sharing my definitions, more or less, in red:

    “Key Differences of Responsibility vs Accountability”

    The thing that should be impossible is for the train company to hire the owner’s drunk cousin to build a self driving train system, and when people get hurt and the company is taken to court, the company is allowed to apologize + blame software + do business as usual w/o fine/penalties.

    I’m thinking even at the time enough stuff was (successfully, safely) automated that they would’ve agreed.

    You want everyone at your company to know that if they get dragged in front of a judge, pointing fingers at silicon will not prove a winning strategy. Hence, a computer must never make a management decision!












  • Hey, you’re really good at getting me thinking!! To present myself as nonadversarially as possible, if I may I’ll spoiler some thoughts/questions below…

    BUT! I really wanna have a pleasant chat about it. Good topic, respecting others. Anyway:

    Tap for spoiler

    Any right the OP retains to free expression on their opinion, if it’s a safe space?

    Any thoughts on calling a behavior stupid in public where it may hurt a stranger’s feelings versus telling a specific person it would be wrong to participate in an activity?

    & how could we share an opinion if we feel smoking is bad - anyway to do it without telling people what they can do to their own bodies? Or should we not offer opinions on smoking because it’s too paternalistic, telling them how to live their lives?

    Also e.g. racists are poopy but for stuff we choose (apply ink to skin) are the haters necessarily not just big giant haters but actually BAD PEOPLE? (suggestion I guess is “Notice how this giant HATER stopped replying …” but hypothetically in a different thread “See how this low-life racist clown stopped replying” would not earn a comment from me … which I’m now reflecting on, maybe I should diss actions not people… I digress)