Summary of ¿Qué es un dilema ético? | Ejemplo con un coche autónomo

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A dilemma is a difficult ethical question that we face throughout our lives. In a laboratory experiment, imagine a self-driving car is driving on a highway. It breaks down and has to choose between crashing into five pedestrians crossing the road or changing lanes and crashing into a car with two passengers. You, the expert driver, are responsible for deciding what the self-driving car should do in that situation. What would you do? All five potential outcomes are possible, and each has its own set of ethical problems.

• 00:00:00 A dilemma is a difficult ethical question that we face throughout our lives. In a laboratory experiment, imagine a self-driving car is driving on a highway. It breaks down and has to choose between crashing into five pedestrians crossing the road or changing lanes and crashing into a car with two passengers. You, the expert driver, are responsible for deciding what the self-driving car should do in that situation. What would you do? All five potential outcomes are possible, and each has its own set of ethical problems. The ethical theory that would guide you in this situation would be utilitarianism. Utilitarianism says that we should do the least amount of harm possible, and in this case, that would mean crashing into the car in the opposite lane. Other theories, such as discursive ethics, would also offer viable solutions. While all of these theories would lead to a particular decision, the most ethical one would be the one that takes into account all of the relevant information. This is why it is important to not confuse dilemmas with problems. A dilemma is a difficult ethical question that we face throughout our lives. In a laboratory experiment, imagine a self-driving car is driving on a highway. It breaks down and has to choose between crashing into five pedestrians crossing the