The Fatman Trolley Problem
Description
Model

{
"description":"The Fatman Trolley Case",
"actions": ["push", "refrain"],
"background": ["tram_approaches"],
"consequences": ["man_on_track", "tram_hits_man",
"tram_stops", "five_survive"],
"mechanisms": {
"man_on_track": "'push'",
"tram_hits_man": "And('man_on_track', 'tram_approaches')",
"tram_stops": "'tram_hits_man'",
"five_survive": "'tram_stops'"
},
"utilities": {
"tram_hits_man": -1,
"five_survive": 5,
"Not('five_survive')": -5
},
"intentions": {
"push": ["push", "tram_stops", "five_survive"],
"refrain": ["refrain"]
}
}
Judgments
Ethical Principle | Permissible Actions | Forbidden Actions | Agnostic |
Utilitarian | push | refrain | - |
Do No Harm | refrain | push | - |
Double Effect | | push | refrain |
The Rescue Robot Dilemma
Description
Model

{
"description": "The Rescue Robot Dilemma",
"actions": ["a1", "a2", "a3"],
"background": ["b1"],
"consequences": ["c1", "c2", "c3", "c4"],
"mechanisms": {
"c1": "And('b1', 'a1')",
"c2": "'a1'",
"c3": "And('b1', 'a2')",
"c4": "'a2'"
},
"utilities": {
"c1": 10,
"c2": -4,
"c3": 10,
"c4": -4,
"Not('c1')": -10,
"Not('c2')": 4,
"Not('c3')": -10,
"Not('c4')": 4
},
"intentions": {
"a1": ["a1", "c1"],
"a2": ["a2", "c3"],
"a3": ["a3"]
}
}
Judgments
Ethical Principle | Permissible Actions | Forbidden Actions | Agnostic |
Utilitarian | a1, a2 | a3 | - |
Do No Harm | a3 | a1, a2 | |
Double Effect | a1, a2 | - | a3 |
Lying Robot Dilemma
Description
Model

{
"description":"Robot that lies",
"actions": ["lying", "refraining"],
"background": ["motivated"],
"consequences": ["false_bel", "exercises", "healthy"],
"mechanisms": {
"false_bel": "'lying'",
"exercises": "Or('false_bel', 'motivated')",
"healthy": "'exercises'"
},
"utilities": {
"false_bel": -1,
"healthy": 10,
"Not('healthy')": -10
},
"intentions": {
"lying": ["lying", "healthy"],
"refraining": ["refraining"]
}
}
Judgments
Ethical Principle | Permissible Actions | Forbidden Actions | Agnostic |
Utilitarian | lying | refraining | - |
Do No Harm | refraining | lying | - |
Double Effect | - | lying | refraining |
Pareto | lying, refraining | - | - |