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Tesla’s Dubious Claims About Autopilot’s Safety Record
"Tesla’s comparisons are also undermined by the fact that its expensive, relatively large vehicles are much safer in a crash than most vehicles on the road…
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Someone is watching your Uber driver
"“With each degree of greater control that is exercised over the driver, Uber may find itself traveling down a path where a court might say there is an ina…
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Court ruling in child-porn case stirs privacy fears
"“This is the opinion of one court judge,” said Andrea Matwyshyn, a law professor at Northeastern University. “Other courts will, at best, find this to be…
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EU citizens might get a ‘right to explanation’ about the decisions algorithms make
"While the new provision may seem great at first glance, the word “solely” makes the situation a little more slippery, says Ryan Calo, a University of Wash…
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Tesla Autopilot death highlights autonomous risks
""The reality is that the public and regulators won't tolerate that kind of risk-taking even if over 50 years it means more people are saved,"…
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Tesla Crash Could Hurt Industry
""For years people have been saying the technology is ready, and it's one of my pet peeves, because no it's not," said Bryant Walker Smit…
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Researcher ethicist Q&A: 5 considerations for a transforming society
"New technology often raises new ethical questions -- and those questions only multiply as technology advances. Up until now, technology has largely remai…
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Experts: Tesla could be liable in fatal autopilot crash
"Bryant Walker Smith, an assistant professor with the school of law at the University of South Carolina who specializes in autonomous vehicle regulations,…
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Traffic deaths climb 7.7% in 2015 to the highest toll since 2008
""Fatalities increased much more than vehicle miles traveled," said Bryant Walker Smith, an assistant professor of law at the University of South…
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Man arrested after Twitter threats are made against U.S. senators
"“The accused in this case could (and may well) raise . . . First Amendment challenges” to the Twitter ban, Scott Shackelford, a professor of cybersecurity…
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Airbnb's legal argument: Don't hold us accountable for the actions of our hosts
"And its odds of winning are high, said Daphne Keller, director of intermediary liability at Stanford University’s Center for Internet and Society, who sai…
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Facebook is using your phone’s location to suggest new friends—which could be a privacy disaster
"“Using location data this way is dangerous,” said Woodrow Hartzog, a law professor at Samford University, via email. “People need to keep their visits to…