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96 Tex. L. Rev. 181 (2017-2018)
The Foreseeability of Human - Artificial Intelligence Interactions

handle is hein.journals/tlr96 and id is 191 raw text is: The Foreseeability of Human-Artificial Intelligence Interactions* Consider the following hypotheticals: (1) A hospital uses artificial intelligence software to analyze a patient's medical history and make a determination as to whether he or she needs surgery. One day, the artificial intelligence software incorrectly diagnoses a patient and recommends an unnecessary surgery. In preparation for the surgery, an anesthesiologist applies an incorrect dosage of the surgical anesthetic and kills the patient. (2) An investment firm uses artificial intelligence software to identify promising stocks for investment. Without any further research, an investment banker negligently recommends stocks off of the software's prepared list. Those stocks go bust, costing their new owners thousands of dollars. (3) A vehicle with autonomous-driving software is cruising down a two-lane road. The lane to its right is filled with cars driving in the same direction. A human driver is in oncoming traffic and recognizes the autonomous car as being from a notable autonomous car brand. The human driver decides it would be fun to play chicken with the car to see how it will react. The human driver proceeds to swerve into the autonomous vehicle's lane and the autonomous vehicle, thinking it best to avoid a head-on collision and not realizing the human driver won't hit it, swerves into the right lane, triggering a collision with an innocent third-party car. (4) A delivery drone, piloted with autonomous-piloting software, is en route to deliver a package. On its way, it passes the home of a paranoid man who is very concerned with his privacy. He proceeds to take a baseball, and with an impressive throw, knocks the drone out of the sky. The drone crashes down and hits a child playing in a nearby park. (5) A company selling artificial intelligence software sells its product to a racist. The racist proceeds to install the software onto a robot butler, and the robot butler proceeds to learn and develop under the teachings of its owner. One day, a black UPS driver delivers a package to the front door. The now-racist robot answers the door and upon seeing the black UPS driver, thinks, The only reason a * Thank you to Professors Derek Jinks, Kay Firth-Butterfield, and David W. Robertson. Thank you to Shannon Smith. Thank you to my mother, father, and sister. And lastly, thank you to Brittany, Andrew, and the entire Texas Law Review.

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