In this video we are going to discuss the moral issues of AI machine while taking decisions in critical situations.
Let’s consider one of the most interesting AI applications, Self-driving car.
Have a look at these two images that describe the situation of Self-driving car to take critical decision.
Here it just left out with two choices. Either it should go straight and hit all the five people who are in the Pedestrian cross or else it should take left turn and hit in barricade. But that will hurt all the five people who are sitting inside the car.
What should the Self-driving Car would do in this critical situation?
The AI machine would take decision based on the algorithm given by the developer. Right?
Here the morality of the developer gets transferred into the machine. Therefore, the decision which is right according to the developer would have a higher priority and that would be the decision made by the machine also.
Therefore, these kind of moral issues might arise while taking decision in critical situations.
Let’s recap.
AI machine will face moral issues while taking decisions in critical situations.
Consider the AI application - Self-driving car, when a critical situation arise like there is only two choices left, either it will hit the pedestrian crossers or the people who are sitting in the car. The AI machine will be in trouble to make decision by following the moral values.
Because, here we couldn’t state which is right and which wrong it’s all upto the moral values followed by the developer. If the developer wants to save the pedestrian crossers then the AI machine would so.
If the developer wants to save the people inside the car then the machine would also take same decision.
Anyhow it’s not at all a neutral decision. Right?
Even human drivers will be in trouble to make decisions in these kind of situations.
Therefore, obviously it would be very difficult for the AI machine to follow the moral values in these kind of situations.
