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The Bold Robocar Roaming Las Vegas Without a Human Backup
"“Traditional wisdom was companies like Google, Waymo, or Toyota, or GM, or even Uber are going to be really responsible, because if something bad happens…
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Anatomy of an Electric Scooter Crash
"“I share the frustration that a new technology—which, if widely deployed and given the same amount of infrastructure support that cars have, could ultimat…
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What Autonomous Cars Can Teach Us About Driving - The Big Picture
"Patrick Lin is director of the Ethics + Emerging Sciences Group at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, and he constructs grisly thou…
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Nine months after deadly crash, Uber is testing self-driving cars again in Pittsburgh
"Bryant Walker Smith, an assistant law professor at the University of South Carolina, said, “Uber’s stock response to serious allegations of past issues in…
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Grocery delivery, with no human drivers, is underway
""This is not yet at the point where in any way it's economically better than just sending someone out in a car to deliver your groceries," s…
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37% of Tech Experts Worry Artificial Intelligence Will Make Humanity Worse by 2030
"“2030 is not far in the future. My sense is that innovations like the internet and networked AI have massive short-term benefits, along with long-term neg…
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Most Experts Think AI Will Make the World a Better Place
"“In 2030, the greatest set of questions will involve how perceptions of AI and their application will influence the trajectory of civil rights,” said Soni…
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FTC Hearings #7: Artificial Intelligence, Algorithms, and Predictive Analytics
"While panelists acknowledged valid consumer protection concerns, they generally counseled against overly-cautious regulation and were instead in favor of…
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1 big thing: All rise for AI
""An algorithm could've given us Dred Scott or Korematsu," said Ryan Calo, a law professor at the University of Washington, referring to a pa…
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Driverless cars will lead to more sex on the road, study says
"Sex, technology, and privacy have always been closely intertwined, said Bryant Walker Smith, an assistant professor of law at the University of South Caro…
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People are going to sell sex in driverless cars, researchers say
"“There are dangers of collision, of getting thrown around,” said Bryant Walker Smith, a law professor at the University of South Carolina who focuses on a…
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Uber report looks to rebuild goodwill with regulators
"“A person died because Uber was testing its vehicles under circumstances that appear to be irresponsible at best,” said Bryant Walker Smith, assistant pro…