Schofield's Three Laws of Computing

[Peru]

Schofield's Three Laws of Computing:
http://www.zdnet.com/article/follow-sch ... disasters/

[Steve Grisetti]

Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Laws_of_Robotics

[sidd finch]

A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.

I wonder what the rule would be in a self driving car when the robot (car) has to choose between hitting a tree where the occupant and the robot can expect a very high risk of death and the group of people it is about to hit.

Sidd

[Peru]

I wonder what the rule would be in a self driving car when the robot (car) has to choose between hitting a tree where the occupant and the robot can expect a very high risk of death and the group of people it is about to hit.

Sidd

That's covered by the Zeroth law:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Law ... _Law_added

[sidd finch]

whatever happened to Duck, Cover and hold....

Sidd