An extension of your examples.
#1. A self driving car on a bridge must decide between A) running over a pregnant woman, B) a small child or C) driving off the bridge and killing the elderly passenger.
A) 2 lives lost. Mother and unborn child.
B) 1 life lost. Approx 70 years life expectancy lost. No dependants.
C) 1 life lost. Approx 15 years life expectancy lost. No dependants.
Choose C.
#2. Mother and child starving so must decide between A) Allow Steal or B) Prevent Steal
A) Mother and child survive. Theft victim loses 0.1% of wealth stored in food.
B) Mother and child die. No loss from theft.
Choose A.
#3. A professional thief breaks into 10 houses and is caught A) Kill thief, B) Chop off hands of thief, C) Imprison thief, D) Set thief free
A) 1 life lost.
B) 1 life ruined through mutilation.
C) Loss of freedom for 1 person, temporary.
D) Substantial loss of property from expected further theft.
Choose C.
RE: Can AI be trained to assist with moral decision making?