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Delivery Robot Causes Car Accident With Nine Injuries: "The robot fled, if you can put it that way." (futurism.com)
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[–] 1 point 56 minutes ago (1 child)

When it’s a criminal matter, the assigment of blame is absolutely a public matter. If you or I caused a car accident with irresponsible use of an RC car or a consumer drone, we would be facing criminal prosecution. The fact that no one is likely to face charges in this case is a huge failure of public policy.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 51 minutes ago

    💯 That's an important distinction: Civil liability determines who pays for the damage, while criminal responsibility addresses whether someone's negligence was serious enough to constitute a crime. And that question absolutely deserves public scrutiny. Automation must not become a shield against criminal accountability.

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