What David Edmonds thinks about AI alignment

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British philosopher and broadcaster, Distinguished Research Fellow at the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, author of Would You Kill the Fat Man? and co-host of Philosophy Bites.

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1. 14 Nov 2018

   Our readingLetting passengers or manufacturers choose a car's morality would be farcical.

   Their wordsIt would be farcical if passengers or manufacturers were free to choose their car’s morality for themselves

   ↗Cars without drivers still need a moral compass. But what kind?theguardian.com 4th of 6 in this piece

3. 14 Nov 2018

   Our readingA driverless car's minimise-loss-of-life rule should apply even when its own passengers' lives are at stake.

   Their wordsMore controversially, the “minimise loss of life” code should apply even when the lives at stake include those of the passengers inside the driverless car.

   ↗Cars without drivers still need a moral compass. But what kind?theguardian.com 6th of 6 in this piece