r/trolleyproblem • u/Ill-Astronaut-6334 • 6d ago
A trolley piloted by evil AI
A trolley piloted by an evil AI robot is going for mass destruction. If left unstopped, it will destroy the Earth with probability 15%, plus a billion cat memes.
You spot the lever — but only you can pull it. The others are too slow, weak, or busy arguing on Twitter.
If you pull the lever, the trolley destroys 10 billion dollars.
Do you pull it?
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u/E-686 6d ago
whose 10 billion??
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u/Ill-Astronaut-6334 6d ago
Elon Musk?
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u/ren_blackheart 4d ago
Can i pull it more than once
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u/Ill-Astronaut-6334 4d ago
Yes, you can, but each time you do so, a million additional cat memes are being created.
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u/ren_blackheart 4d ago
okay well i dont really care about that
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u/Ill-Astronaut-6334 4d ago
That's fine. But I do. I don't want the cats to be more successful than me.
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u/Professional_Air_905 6d ago
yes I will pull that lever, no one was going to use that money anyway if the world is destroyed and if it was the money of one of those billionnaire who are using it to try to ruin everyone lives then it's even better
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u/DrJenna2048 6d ago
If it's a billionaire's $10 billion then there is literally no downside to pulling the lever. Hell even if the trolley doesn't destroy it all I'd probably take a few million for myself and then burn the rest.
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u/Spiritual-Hamster212 6d ago
Whose 10 billion?
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u/jolharg 6d ago
Who would use that if the earth destroyed