Who Is Responsible When AI Fails?

In March, Elaine Herzberg walked her bike across the street in Tempe, Arizona, unaware of the Uber self-driving car moving toward her at 38 miles per hour. The car, with a human driver behind the wheel but not in control, struck Herzberg. She later died in a hospital. It was perhaps the first fatality of an unconnected pedestrian involving a self-driving car. Herzberg’s daughter and husband were preparing to file a lawsuit. But 10 days later, Uber settled with Herzberg’s family for an undisclosed sum. read more »