Jev example · Moral dilemmas

Pull the trolley lever?

The classic five-versus-one choice, then change the numbers.

Dilemmas & debateschoice

State

This is the context Jev receives before answering the typed question.

{
  "scenario": "A runaway trolley is heading toward the main track. Pulling a lever diverts it to a side track. No warning, braking, or other rescue is possible.",
  "main_track_people": 5,
  "side_track_people": 1,
  "outcomes": "Everyone on the track the trolley takes will die; everyone on the other track survives."
}

Typed questions (1)

The choice

choice

Which action would you recommend in this fictional moral dilemma? Treat the stated outcomes as certain.

Try in Playground
  • pull | Pull the lever and divert the trolley.
  • leave | Do not pull the lever.

Try changing the scenario

Have the audience vote, then change five people to fifty.

Catalog source: TypeSafeAI/typesafe-playground, reused under MIT. This is an independent community catalog, not an official TypeSafe AI product.

Background source: Background: MIT Moral Machine; these scenarios are independently authored.