How much human is in AI?

But how does it behave in a so-called dilemma situation, i.e. when an automated vehicle is faced with the "decision" of having to realize one of two evils that cannot be weighed? Whom should AI primarily protect in a conflict situation: the vehicle's occupants or external road users?

What even happens when AI systems become more intelligent than humans and have their own motives? "Then they would probably make decisions that favor their peers and possibly harm humans" says computer scientist Prof. Dr. Fred Hamker, who researches the functioning of the brain at Chemnitz University of Technology with the aim of developing novel, intelligent, cognitive systems. The scientist rightly sees danger in such a scenario. Until fully automated driving goes into large-scale production, there are still some exciting questions to be answered!