The big thinkers at Aperture analyze the ethical dilemmas behind the classic trolley problem. Message to Ken Burns: What ...

Ambassador Kurt Volker offers three arguments in his column “Ukraine is doing Nato’s job for it.” First, he argues that if Russia isn’t defeated in Ukraine, none of the Baltic states or even Finland ...

Ugh, I hate ethical questions like this, because they always describe situations that would never happen in real life without a million other conditions that no ethical test could ever account for.

The trolley problem is a staple of discussions about ethics. The basic version is very simple: A trolley is barreling down a track toward a group of five people who remain blissfully unaware of their ...

As artificial intelligence continues to advance rapidly, concerns are growing about how machines, such as autonomous vehicles, will make moral decisions—particularly those where human lives are at ...

One of the most controversial topics embroiling AI Ethics is the infamous Trolley Problem. Let’s unpack the matter and see what we can reveal. The logical place to start entails clarifying what the ...

Years ago, a trucker driving down the western slope of the Rocky Mountains lost his brakes. As his truck accelerated, he hoped to make it to the next runaway truck ramp before losing control. However, ...

I imagine you’re all familiar with the concept of the Trolley Problem. You know the ethics-minefield thought experiment, right? A trolley barrels down railway tracks, hurtling towards five people. You ...

Human beings are notorious for constructing divisions; we divide ourselves into nations, parties, families … even the most basic elements of computers are a division between ones and zeros. Dividing, ...