AIs, Honesty, Murder and Trolleys

[Anthony]

Originally Posted by jeff_wilson

If the Trolley Dillemma is really applicable, the thing to do would be to research plane crashes in France where the pilot was able to divert the plane from killing more people toward less, and see if his estate or employer was held liable for the deaths on the ground but not on the plane.

Not really equivalent; that would just be 'liability based on who you hit', because he has responsibility for the plane. The trolley dilemma involves someone who has no prior responsibility for the train.