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The AI Report - San Francisco Police Use Robots with Deadly Force
4 minutes Posted Dec 1, 2022 at 11:00 am.
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San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors voted on Tuesday night to allow the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) to use remote-controlled and potentially lethal robots in emergency situations. The board voted 8-3 in favor of giving police the option to deploy robots as a last resort in emergency situations.

VIDEO - KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco - https://youtu.be/DO7gaKTPp70

San Francisco police got approval by the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday to use existing robots as a potential "deadly force option." The board signed off on the policy 8 to 3 with amendments.