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Do Robots Need Passports? Should They?

Posted by timothy on from the borders-as-prejudice-made-concrete dept.

Hallie Siegel writes: With countries evolving different regulations over robotic devices, law professor Anupam Chander looks into whether robots crossing borders will need passports, and what the role of international trade law should be in regulating the flow of these devices. Fascinating discussion on what happens when technology like robots crosses over international borders, as part of this year's We Robot conference in Seattle.

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  1. No by bugs2squash · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Just 3D print a new one with the right "nationality" on the other side of the border.

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  2. Better question by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Do humans need passports?

  3. The first question by nytes · · Score: 5, Interesting

    This question seems to suggest a question that may have to be answered first: Would robots be considered citizens of a country?

    If so, now we're also talking about the rights of said citizens.

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  4. Stop already, AI is AI robots are not AI by MrL0G1C · · Score: 4, Interesting

    There is no AI that has common sense, it's a fantasy.

    And most of all:

    Robot != AI

    A robot is a machine that sits in a factory making cars.

    AI is mostly software which sits in a computer typically in a university or corporate lab.

    Please quit with calling AI robots.

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