Will robots replace the police?

[Anonymous]

I'm very concerned about the development of artificial intelligence going to the point where human workers are replaced by robots.
It concerns me deeply for the following reasons, this would take away tens of millions of jobs, leaving people unable to support themselves and lacking a sense of accomplishment or purpose, leading to mass famine, suicides, and the worst poverty in history.

Another reason is that it gives far too much power to those making the robots and if they're hacked, they can be used to kill people or enforce tyrannical laws as the element of officer discretion and intimate connection with those they serve is eliminated.

This will cost a fortune unlike any we've ever seen, leading to even worse government spending, causing hyper inflation which essentially renders everyone's now stagnant cache of money completely worthless.

Lastly, technology is inherently imperfect just as humans are inherently imperfect. We've already seen a patrol robot used in California (of course) and it made people absolutely furious. It was running over kid's feet, bumping into people, not responding to people in distress, it didn't prioritize enforcement properly, and as you can see, it's about as robust as a trash can made out of lead. I'm surprised it didn't end up killing someone tbh.

Of course continued development can improve these issues, but I don't see technology ever reaching a point where it's less likely to malfunction or make a terrible decision than human officers. As someone who's wanted to be an officer for a long time and is in the process, I ask for both of our sake, don't replace us with robots, we'll both regret it dearly.

Those who don't like how police currently are may see this as a good solution, but to those people, I ask them how often their phones malfunction in any way, then imagine a malfunction with a robot entering a hostile situation, technology trips up far more than humans do, don't do this.

Yes

No

[TessP]

Automation has been replacing human labor for years.

Women used to wash clothes in the river.

Now we have washing machines that look like the cockpit of a fighter jet.

100 years ago, 90% of people worked in agriculture. Now, because of machines, it's about 3 %. Who wants to work in the hot sun picking crops?

I watched a documentary where a guy was asking why in the world humans are still making pizzas. Seriously, why are they? Machines can do almost anything better than humans. But the fear is that humans will no longer have jobs and starve to death. That won't be the case, because 30 years from now, humans will just be paid to be humans. All the mundae crap will be done by machines. So why would the humans be paid to do nothing? Because if they don't have any money, who will buy the pizzas? There are already millions of Americans that are paid to nothing but breed. This might sound crazy, but brilliant minds like Elon Musk are predicting this to be the future.

Oh, and I don't know how the cop thing will work out, but it will.

[Anonymous]

Remember the movie WALL-E? We'll all end up like that 🤷‍♀️. You think it's crazy now but people thought pictures and films with colour were crazy once upon a time.

[jshm2]

Yeah well, you concentrate on completing school, kiddo and we'll talk again when you're an educated adult.

AI isn't as depicted in the movies and US police are among the worse in the world. You are three times more likely to be killed by a cop, than a terrorist.

[Asker]

And how many of those shootings were justified? It's literally over 90% because they tried to kill the officer. Don't lecture me on schooling, you're literally a gang member

[ThisDudeHere]

The combine took away jobs from field workers but it opened new slots for technicians that produce and maintain the combine. New technologies have so far always produced new fields of work whilst making older fields more obsolete.

[KrakenAttackin]

I'm sure these robots will be programmed in the most politically correct manner.

What we really need is Ed-209

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFvqDaFpXeM&t=153s

[BCA6010]

Any attempt to fully replace police (or military) with robots will be a disaster. At most, they can enhance capabilities.

[Avicenna]

I’d also be concerned about them being programmed by hardcore leftists to take various actions based on race or religious affiliation.

[exitseven]

There are already robots used by S. W. A. T. teams to enter dangerous environments. The future is great.

[Yaharro]

Dude I am going to take off robot's buttery and sell in black market (kidding)😂😂😂

[Fuentes]

Maybe in the late 2060's when ill be almost dead lol

[msc545]

Let's hope so. They probably won't kill as many innocent people.

[douride2]

You mean like Robocop. I seriously doubt it.