Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Sue the Bots!


Is my knee jerk reaction to the problem of robots going out of control and killing people.

In other words, should robot manufactoring in the USA get some partial immunity from robot accidents? Kenneth Anderson gets into it at the Volokh Conspiracy. He references a CATO scholar who thinks robot immunity will advance the technology base in the USA. (HT Instapundit)

I think not. Robot need to stand on their own with no change in TORT. As robots and humans introduce themselves to each other, the relationship must start with equality so that the economy can appropriately adjust where and when robots yield the most good. Besides, I am generally in favor of Tort over Regulation.

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