11 Jul 2024

Philosophy Now!

From Nights, 9:15 pm on 11 July 2024

We all have a life, but what should we do with it?

Dan Weijers is a senior lecturer in philosophy at the University of Waikato. Every month on Nights, he'll be unpacking some of life's big issues, whether it's love, death, happiness, or whether it's morally right to keep a pet goldfish.

Tonight Dan is exploring the classic moral thought experiment, the trolley problem, but with an AI twist.

Google's Lexus RX 450H Self-Driving Car - parked in Washington, DC in April 2014

Google's Lexus RX 450H Self-Driving Car - parked in Washington, DC in April 2014 Photo: AFP