The Police Department will return the device earlier than planned after critics seized on it as a dystopian example of overly aggressive policing. The machine, which the police named Digidog, became a source of heated debat.

A new video going viral on Twitter shows a robot police dog patrolling with cops from the New York City police department. The unit, a Spot robodog built by Boston Dynamics, can be seen going for a walk around a public sidewalk, surrounded by several police staff. https://futurism.com/outcry-video-robodog-patrolling-nypd?mc_cid=cf82083d44&mc_eid=caeb08be15

“While you are awake or sleeping, and when you are at home or going outAI robots attentively watch, encourage, and help you when necessaryHow about a society where such robots are here and there in everyday life? AI robots sense your physical conditions, expressions, surroundings and conditions of the dayThey sometimes support you gently, sometimes […]

“These robots can disinfect a standard size patient room in as quickly as 10 minutes by using ultraviolet light and disinfect over 18 rooms in one charge. The aim is to ensure a sterile environment in hospitals without exposing staff to unnecessary risk.” https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/news/coronavirus-first-eu-disinfection-robots-arrive-hospitals

“On 12 January 2021, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a five part action plan which provides short-term actions to regulate products that incorporate artificial intelligence and/or machine learning (AI/ML). This ‘Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML)-Based Software as a Medical Device Action Plan’ was released by the Digital Health Centre of Excellence (DCE). The DCE’s […]

“The ruling, reported earlier in the Italian press, found Deliveroo’s ranking algorithm discriminated against delivery couriers because it did not distinguish between legally protected reasons for withholding labour — namely not working because a rider was sick; or exercising their protected right to strike — and more trivial reasons for not being as productive as they’d indicated […]

“As AI is used more widely, new opportunities for exploiting weak spots in the technology also are emerging. That’s given rise to companies that probe AI systems for vulnerabilities, with the goal of catching malicious input before it can wreak havoc.” https://www.wired.com/story/company-uses-ai-outwit-malicious-ai/

After living with quadriplegia for 30 years — meaning that all four of his limbs are paralyzed — Robert “Buz” Chmielewski was able to feed himself with a fork and knife thanks to a pair of sophisticated robotic prosthetic limbs and a series of electrodes implanted onto his brain. https://futurism.com/neoscope/watch-quadriplegic-man-feed-himself-two-bionic-arms