I think "fled" is the wrong word here. "Fled" means "running from" which implies some sort of conscious decision making usually reserved for living things. If you throw a rock and it bounces off Sam Altman's head, you don't say the rock fled from Sam. You just say "Nice shot"
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As the spokesperson put it, the robot’s actions may legally constitute fleeing the scene of a traffic incident, meaning Starship Technologies could very well be on the hook for the incident.
Good. Nail them to the wall.
@destructdisc @ajsadauskas But did the food get to the person who ordered?
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I find the wording hilarious. Like I think the robots are cute and I order with them regularly, but one time my robot was just laying and resting in a ditch. Lazy bum!
Accountability need of course.
It's funny how everyone is getting riled up about this story. You're only hearing about it because it's unusual. Over 100 people die on the road every day in America, die at the hands of human drivers, not bots.
Flip it around. Wouldn't this seem an odd story if a pedestrian or driver caused this accident? No one would care.
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