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This will make headshots more precise with machine learning and computer vision. I personally do not like the prospects of judicial killing when “a threat to ci
by robbywashere_ 4y ago
This will make headshots more precise with machine learning and computer vision. I personally do not like the prospects of judicial killing when “a threat to civilian and officer lives” has been hand waved away again and again.
- eklitzke 4y agoPolice aren't trained to shoot people in the head, they're trained to shoot the "center mass" (i.e. chest area) if they need to shoot someone at all. And the main reason police have fire weapons is when they feel there is an imminent and credible threat to their life/safety, which a robot would eliminate. I'm not saying robots can't be abused in this application, but I think you can make the argument that if deployed correctly they would result in fewer people being shot in incidents with police.
- ausbah 4y ago"when police feel threatened" is too often used as an excuse for police abuse
- robbywashere_ 4y agoPolice are trained to aim for center mass because that is the most effective take down of a target by a human hand. So I would assume, the machine with a gun attached to it, would have the technology to instantly kill said target with a headshot. I have no question that the tech exists to instantly see and aim with millimeter precision. Could this same precision be used to non lethally incapacitate a target ? —- I’m a cynic. I am having trouble assuming a precise machine with a weapon attached to it in the first place would exist as an effort to employ non lethal force.