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What does Dallas's 'bomb robot' mean for the future of policing?
"“We use the predator drone to target people overseas, and now we see the police force using a [robot] to target someone in a US city, and that catches peo…
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Why It's Legal for Police to Kill With a Robot
"According to University of Washington law professor Ryan Calo, the situation doesn’t give rise to any new legal issues, but is unsettling for a different…
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The Legal and Ethical Ramifications of Letting Police Kill Suspects With Robots
"“It is essentially a jury-rigged version of a drone strike,” Ryan Calo, a University of Washington School of Law professor specializing in cyber and robot…
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Dallas police used a robot to kill a gunman, a new tactic that raises ethical questions
"As police departments acquire more robots that were once seen only in war zones, civilian law enforcement officers are pushing into territory forged by th…
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When Can Police Use a ‘Bomb Robot’ to Kill a Suspect?
"“The situation definitely raises interesting questions,” said Peter Asaro, an assistant professor at the New School for Public Engagement in New York City…
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Use of robot to kill Dallas gunman spurs debate over killer tech
"“Using bombs in general is pretty unheard of in policing, rather than a firearm,” said Peter Asaro, co-founder and vice chair of the International Committ…
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When Police Use Robots to Kill People
"While the Dallas event is also an outlier, the worry is that it could be a harbinger. "I hope they don’t start designing a whole series of police-arm…
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DALLAS: Using remote-controlled robot to kill suspect may be a first
"But Peter Asaro, an assistant professor at the New School in New York City and a co-founder of the International Committee for Robot Arms Control, wondere…
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Dallas Police’s ‘Bomb Robot’ Raises Sticky Questions
"“The legal framework for police use of force assumes human decision-making about immediate human threats,” Elizabeth Joh, a professor of law specializing…
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The moral of the killer robot
(Google Translate version) "The American philosopher Peter Asaro is one of the leaders of the global resistance against fighting robots. "Unlike huma…
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The Weird, Important WeRobot Law Conference Is Happening in Florida Right Now
"It’s sure to be a heady good time. Panel titles include “Legal Personhood For Robots,” “The Ethical Characteristics of Autonomous Robots,” and the drenche…
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Should We Preemptively Ban Killer Robots Of The Future?
"Paradoxically, the human factor is also cited by those in favor of the development of lethal autonomous weapons. "Robots aren't scared," Ste…