The Car That Knew Too Much: Can a Machine Be Moral?

Book Details

• Author: Jean-François Bonnefon

• Brand: MIT Press

• Color: Black

• Binding: Hardcover

• Number of Pages: 176

• Release Date: 12-10-2021

• ISBN: 9780262045797

• Package Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.6 x 0.7 inches

• Languages: English

About The Book

In The Car That Knew Too Much, psychologist Jean-François Bonnefon delves into the moral dilemmas posed by driverless cars. The book takes readers inside the groundbreaking Moral Machine experiment, the largest study ever conducted on the moral decisions that self-driving cars may need to make. It explores questions such as: Should a self-driving car sacrifice its passengers to save pedestrians? Should children be saved over adults? And what ethical programming should guide these decisions in life-and-death situations?

Bonnefon reports on the results of the experiment, which involved millions of participants from 233 countries and territories, and discusses the media frenzy that followed. This compelling exploration of moral psychology investigates how different people around the world think autonomous vehicles should act in critical moments, touching on broader questions of ethics, technology, and society.

With its engaging narrative and thought-provoking questions, The Car That Knew Too Much provides a unique look at the ethical decisions that lie ahead in the development of driverless technology, sparking an essential conversation about how we design and regulate the future of artificial intelligence.