TRACK A · IF YOU LEAVE IT
WHY TROLLEYS?
The trolley problem is a famous thought experiment in moral philosophy. It tests how we make ethical decisions in difficult situations, when every option costs something.
This site sets a new one every day, to get us thinking, and get us talking, about the challenges AI is creating day to day.
DILEMMA No. — · —
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TRACK B · IF YOU PULL THE LEVER
BEFORE YOU CHOOSE
TRY IT ON THE SCREEN FIRST
Read both tracks, then make the call. On screen, nothing real gets flattened.
Leave the lever and the trolley takes Track A. Pull it and it switches to Track B. Whatever is on that track gets flattened.
LEVER UNTOUCHED · TROLLEY APPROACHING
RESULT
WHAT HAPPENED
LEARNING POINT
IN THE REAL WORLD OF AI
WHAT TO THINK ABOUT
THE ARCHIVE
Every dilemma so far
One a day since 1 October. A dot means you've made the call.