> US has 1 traffic fatality per 85 million miles driven. Uber's self-driving cars have driven ~3 million miles & killed one person
> While loss of human life is always a tragedy, individual fatalities are absolutely worth it if we can begin to reduce that count sooner than by proceeding with excessive caution.
Wait, when did I agree to be a utilitarian with you? Did I vote utilitarianism into power?
For the same reason humanity has largely left eugenics behind and why so many countries overthrew colonial yokes and despots to form representative government.
For that matter, how confident are you that you truly understand the secondary and tertiary consequences of your choice enough to make a utilitarian choice?
> US has 1 traffic fatality per 85 million miles driven. Uber's self-driving cars have driven ~3 million miles & killed one person
> While loss of human life is always a tragedy, individual fatalities are absolutely worth it if we can begin to reduce that count sooner than by proceeding with excessive caution.
Wait, when did I agree to be a utilitarian with you? Did I vote utilitarianism into power?