Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. In today’s column, I explore a longstanding thorny topic that ...

Oh, shoot. The trolley problem is happening to me. The probability of dying in a plane crash is about one in thirteen million. The probability of being attacked by a shark is one in four million.

Superhero stories are well known for their high stakes, which in the best cases have interesting moral dimensions as well. Such is the case when heroes confront a tragic dilemma, one from which they ...