Draft Report with recommendations to the Commission on Civil Law Rules on Robotics, European Parliament

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Draft Report with recommendations to the Commission on Civil Law Rules on Robotics (http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML%2BCOMPARL%2BPE-582.443%2B01%2BDOC%2BPDF%2BV0//EN)

May 31,2016

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Article "English robots will miss their big shot for a “bill of rights” when Brexit takes hold (https://qz.com/716955/english-robots-will-miss-their-big-shot-for-a-bill-of-rights-when-brexit-takes-hold)"

by Olivia Goldhill
June 25, 2016

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https://youtu.be/1FnNMedGXCM

Robots must pay for their crimes!

Published on Jul 27, 2016


Traditionally when a robot injures someone or damages property we hold the robot's creator or owner accountable. But that notion is changing. On May 31, 2016 the European Parliament received a report from the Commission on Legal Affairs saying that, depending on circumstances, the ROBOT might be held responsible for its own actions!

But this raises some difficult questions. How do you make a robot pay? Do you put it in jail? Does it owe the victim monetary compensation? And most of all... does that make the robot a non-human person? On this episode of Fw:Thinking we explore all those ideas and more!

We'd love to hear from you! Is it time to consider robots as persons or something similar? Let us know in the comments below!

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Article "Robot kill switches & legal status: MEPs endorse AI proposal (https://www.rt.com/viral/373450-robot-kill-switches-status)"

January 12, 2017

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Article "EU to debate robot legal rights, mandatory "kill switches" (https://newatlas.com/robot-kill-switch-personhood-eu-report/47367)"

by Rich Haridy
January 13, 2017

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Article "EU needs to take the lead on regulating robots and artificial intelligence, MEPs suggest (https://robohub.org/eu-needs-to-take-the-lead-on-regulating-robots-and-artificial-intelligence-meps-suggest)"

by Robohub Editors
January 16, 2017