Holy shit.
So after Matt Guariglia
bringing it to my attention, I watched the San Francisco Board of Supervisors hearing on the SFPD's request for authority to arm robots. It is totally, totally unhinged.
https://sanfrancisco.granicus.com/player/clip/42549?view_id=10&redirect=true&h=5d0cfb5f80eb00808f0c65fc42a6f613
The SFPD assistant chief actually raises the hypothetical of a suicide bomber as an instance they would need to use a robot armed with a bomb.
If you have concerns about giving police authority to use lethally armed robots, you must just be a cop hater.
"Look, I'm a reasonable guy, BUT:
If we don't use lethal robots, our city will become a soft target."
"Here in SF, we're in a place where people want to harm us. The stone-cold reality is that we need explosive robots to stop coups and hate crimes."
More on this by Matthew Guariglia: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/11/let-them-know-san-francisco-shouldnt-arm-robots
@williamn They’ll say any nonsense to get their toys. This & NYC’s plan to clear homeless folks off the street into forced psych “care” did not make my day.