That public debate should be resolvable, decisively, through impartial and objective rules that track genuine ‘differences that ought to make a difference’ outcomes animates utilitarianism as a political program. And because humans are often interested parties who will game the rules, the natural end-point of this political program is to hand-over the collection of data that are inputs, the decision rules themselves, and the implementation of the salient rules to machines.
Hume, Bentham, and Magnanimity
Hume, Bentham, and Magnanimity
Hume, Bentham, and Magnanimity
That public debate should be resolvable, decisively, through impartial and objective rules that track genuine ‘differences that ought to make a difference’ outcomes animates utilitarianism as a political program. And because humans are often interested parties who will game the rules, the natural end-point of this political program is to hand-over the collection of data that are inputs, the decision rules themselves, and the implementation of the salient rules to machines.