The Atlantic

If Buddhist Monks Trained AI

The Harvard psychologist Joshua Greene is an expert in “trolleyology,” the self-effacing way he describes his research into the manifold variations on the “trolley problem.” The basic form of this ...
The Harvard Crimson

Trump and the Trolley Problem

Woojin Lim ’22, a Crimson Editorial editor, is a Philosophy concentrator in Winthrop House. Daniel Shin ’22 is a Philosophy and Math concentrator in Quincy House. Their column appears on alternate ...
Forbes

3 Ways The Trolley Problem Distracts From Solving The Bigger Human Driver Problem

Should the driver of a crashing car be allowed to swerve into your lane and kill you, if she calculates that doing so would save her life? What if she'd die, too, but would save the lives of a ...
Forbes

AI Ethicists Clash Over Real-World Aptness Of The Controversial Trolley Problem, But For Self-Driving Cars It Is The Real Deal

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 ...