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Comment by worik

21 hours ago

> In the self-driving car scenario, you'd probably go with cold statistics

No. There is a big difference in an accident caused by human error and an accident caused by machine failure.

We tolerate much more of the former than the latter.

This feels like a cognitive failure, but I do not think it is

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