The city of San Francisco has voted to legalize the use of killbots in specific emergency situations like active shooters and suicide bombers, with high-ranking officers making the call as to whether their use is warranted.
Great. Now when police kill you you won’t even know the name of the person who did it because nobody actually pulled the trigger.
Also this proposal violates all 3 laws of robotics. I feel this has several implications especially seeing as it’s a proposal put forward by the police.
Great. Now when police kill you you won’t even know the name of the person who did it because nobody actually pulled the trigger.
Also this proposal violates all 3 laws of robotics. I feel this has several implications especially seeing as it’s a proposal put forward by the police.
Robo police break robot laws? Who are you going to report this to? Robopolice?
R Daneel Olivaw!
I thought those were basically drones, not fully autonomous robots?
Is there a difference?
There is - the drone operator has to push the button for the drone to kill. They’re the ones pulling the trigger.
Otherwise, faceless murder like this goes back much further. See MOVE bombing for example