Zach Weiner: Many People See Abstract Thought Experiments as a Sign of Immorality
sebkrier · x · 2026-11-09
Cartoonist Zach Weiner observes that a large portion of the population treats merely considering abstract examples about human behavior as immoral — present them a trolley problem and they wonder why you think killing people is okay. A useful lens on why public discourse around AI ethics thought experiments so often breaks down.
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