Francis T. O'Donovan

Principal Data Scientist at TriNet – Planet discoverer, researcher, developer, geek.

Absurd trolley problems

October 31, 2022 less than 1 minute read

If you’ve ever debated the ethics of the Trolley problem – the thought experiment about whether it’s okay to be the agent that sacrifices a few lives to save many – you may enjoy some more Absurd trolley problems.

Thanks to Liam Meck for pointing me this way.

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