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Guest Commentary: Lessons from San Francisco’s Killer Robot Debate

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|Date: December 21, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Lessons from San Francisco’s Killer Robot Debate

By Jennifer Tu and John Lindsay-Poland San Francisco, CA - In November, San Francisco police proposed a n ...

By Jennifer Tu and John Lindsay-Poland San Francisco, CA - In November, San Francisco police proposed a new city policy that would have authorized the lethal use of robots. Codifying police policies a ...

December 21, 2022
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Guest Commentary: It’s Simply Too Dangerous to Arm Robots

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|Date: December 17, 2022
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Guest Commentary: It’s Simply Too Dangerous to Arm Robots

Here are our guiding principles that communities and policymakers should follow when debating police robo ...

Here are our guiding principles that communities and policymakers should follow when debating police robots. By Jay Stanley San Francisco was embroiled in controversy earlier this month over a proposa ...

December 17, 2022
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SF BOS Reverses Itself – Bans Killer Robots

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|Date: December 07, 2022
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SF BOS Reverses Itself – Bans Killer Robots

Special to the Vanguard San Francisco, CA – It was a rare move. A second reading for an ordinance, and f ...

Special to the Vanguard San Francisco, CA – It was a rare move. A second reading for an ordinance, and following outcry from the community and national attention, on Tuesday the San Francisco Board o ...

December 07, 2022
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SF Supervisor Now Opposes Killer Robots

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|Date: December 06, 2022
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SF Supervisor Now Opposes Killer Robots

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Last week the SF Board of Supervisors made nat ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Last week the SF Board of Supervisors made national news by passing an ordinance that would allow the police to use robots under limited cond ...

December 06, 2022
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San Francisco Approves Police to Use Robots with Lethal Force

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|Date: December 03, 2022
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San Francisco Approves Police to Use Robots with Lethal Force

by Robert J. Hansen San Francisco, CA - The San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved on Tuesday a prop ...

by Robert J. Hansen San Francisco, CA - The San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved on Tuesday a proposal authorizing the police department to use potentially lethal force with remote-controlled r ...

December 03, 2022
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SF Supervisor Preston Talks about Killer Robots

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 02, 2022
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SF Supervisor Preston Talks about Killer Robots

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – It may sound absurd—and as one drills down int ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – It may sound absurd—and as one drills down into the issue, perhaps more so—but the San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved implementing r ...

December 02, 2022
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City Hires Investigator After Judge Declares Mistrial in Case of White Men Chasing, Shooting at Black FedEx Driver

ACLU Features Blog Discussing the Significance of Willful Defiance Punishments, State Legislation

Oklahoma Execution – 1 of 11 Scheduled in State in 2023 – Prompts Protest at Governor’s Mansion

My View: Further Illustration Provided about the Challenges for Davis to Dig Out of Housing Crisis

Activists Decry Governor’s Veto of HOME Act

Group Finds Newsom’s Brief in SF Homeless Case ‘Profoundly Disappointing’

Two UC Davis-Connected Jurists – Cantil-Sakauye and Reynoso – Have California Courthouses Named for Them

NEW DATA: Count of Youth in Confinement Fell Again in 2021

Report to Reduce Intergenerational Poverty Released by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine

Commentary: Bomb Threats Are a Form of Terrorism, but WILL NOT Succeed

Guest Commentary: Lessons from San Francisco’s Killer Robot Debate

Guest Commentary: Lessons from San Francisco’s Killer Robot Debate

Guest Commentary: It’s Simply Too Dangerous to Arm Robots

Guest Commentary: It’s Simply Too Dangerous to Arm Robots

SF BOS Reverses Itself – Bans Killer Robots

SF BOS Reverses Itself – Bans Killer Robots

SF Supervisor Now Opposes Killer Robots

SF Supervisor Now Opposes Killer Robots

San Francisco Approves Police to Use Robots with Lethal Force

San Francisco Approves Police to Use Robots with Lethal Force

SF Supervisor Preston Talks about Killer Robots

SF Supervisor Preston Talks about Killer Robots

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