Self Driving Ethics

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Artificial Intelligence is a field that is rapidly being researched, and is one of the largest advancements in the tech field that we are currently experiencing. With any new advancement society is obligated to discuss the ethical implications of it and how the changes it brings to our society will affect us. This is especially important with artificial intelligence, which has the potential for abuse which can quickly get out of hand if not properly managed. Artificial Intelligence is a large and growing field within technology with many sub fields one of which is self driving cars. The ethical implications of self driving cars are particularly important because of their ability to impact everyone’s day to day life regardless of if they have personally …show more content…

In a recent study “The general population is receptive to the idea of self driving cars. On a scale of one to five with one being a very negative view and 5 being very positive view, the average view of self driving cars was 3.58, slightly better than an average viewpoint.” (Konig 46) This study showcases how the general population is becoming more receptive to the idea of artificial intelligence and self driving cars having a place in their lives. Self driving cars have the ability to improve society’s quality of life on three fronts: health, finance, and social. Self driving cars have the potential to drastically reduce the number of deaths and injuries that are results of car crashes and thus potentially improve the health of millions of Americans. Car crashes are one of the leading causes of death in the US with “37461 deaths in the US in 2016 and 2.4 million injuries” (Waymo 6). Additionally “94 percent of US crashes involve human error” (Waymo 6) which shows how much self driving cars could benefit society. Financially self driving cars also have the ability to save the US millions of dollars every year. As previously noted, self driving cars should drastically reduce the number of

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