When a Robot Kills, Is It Murder or Product Liability?
I am a law professor who writes about robotics. I’m also a big Paolo Bacigalupi fan, particularly his breakout novel The Windup Girl involving an artificial gir…
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Dr. Peter Asaro on Drone Technology in Eye in the Sky
I have been asked by Science & Film to review the realism of EYE IN THE in terms of the new technologies we see deployed in the film. Most of the technologi…
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Bots Need to Learn Some Manners, and It’s on Us to Teach Them
"When you have a conversation with a chatbot, it’s clear that you’re talking to software, not a human. The conversation feels stiff. But some bots are adep…
How Governments Can Clear the Road for Self-Driving Cars
So you've decided that your state should have self-driving cars. How, then, do you catch the attention of the Googles, Volvos and Navyas of the world that a…
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India's driverless Metro: Unlike cars, robo-trains are hurtling forward
"“Tracks – especially dedicated tracks – are an important simplifier that automated road vehicles don't enjoy,” says Bryant Walker Smith, an assistant…
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The Scarlett Johansson Bot Is the Robotic Future of Objectifying Women
"“It being animate all of a sudden for some reason feels too invasive,” said Ryan Calo, a law professor at the University of Washington. “If [Ma] were to g…
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Can we trust robots to make moral decisions?
"And this isn’t simply a matter of arguing until we figure out the right answer. Patrick Lin, director of Ethics + Emerging Sciences Group at California Po…
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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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Learn Tesla Model 3's key moves in autonomous driving, batteries, and charging
"Bryant Walker Smith, professor at the University of South Carolina, and an expert on the legal aspects of self-driving vehicles, is excited about Tesla…
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Are Autonomous Cars Even Legal?
"When each state wrote its driving laws, a car that drove itself wasn’t a consideration. Back in 2012, University of South Carolina assistant professor of…
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4 Reasons America's Laws Governing Robots Are Terrifyingly Outdated
"The “Three Laws of Robotics,” which Isaac Asimov dreamt up for his Robotseries, remains an entirely fictional concept. In the real world — which is now fu…
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Exlusive: Honda and Takata's stealth airbag fix
"Bryant Walker Smith, a law professor at the University of South Carolina and an expert in automotive safety and regulation said that Honda could make an a…