Posted by Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (AI) have advanced in almost every branch, from medicine to locomotive to economics and so on. And certainly law enforcement is no exception. Not just to be limited only till the laboratory experiments, but also on the roads as the front line police. With the vision of robot police officers hitting our streets, it’s important to spare a moment to understand the current state of affairs, and where we’re headed.
Three decades back, the American cyberpunk science fiction movie Robocop featured a crime-ridden Detroit theme.
Fast forward to the year 2017, we realise that the fiction is slowly transforming into a reality now. Recently, the robot police officers are being deployed across China and in Dubai. These early phase Robocop’s are serving the purpose of security guards or mobile information touch screens with the task of passing general information onto the citizens.
Fast forward to the year 2050, we observe that Robocop is going to be a reality in Detroit, the city from where the idea of this superhero originated. The mega-corporation (OCP) in Detroit has revived it as a superhuman law enforcer, and now has the complete control of the Detroit Police Department. In return, OCP aims to turn the Detroit city into a high-end utopia called Delta City.
These Robocop’s will have three primary commands:
- Serve the public trust.
- Protect the innocent.
- Uphold the law.
And how do you think they will be able to achieve this?
It would certainly require the common public to share their identity and certain set of details with the department (OCP). This collected set of data would be fed into the brain of the Robocop in order to serve and protect the common public in parallel to keeping up the law and order in the city.
Imagine if you were one of the common public in the Detroit city and you are asked to share your personal identity and other related details.
How would you feel about doing so?
Does your security in the city bother you more than your privacy?
Or
Does your privacy holds strong roots that are non-negotiable?
So, is it Security or Privacy? Wondering which one matters to you more?
We are here to enlighten you with our thoughts, opinions, suggestions, and arguments on Security vs. Privacy and to assist you decide better on this crucial choice.
Come join us in the room A103 on 24-Oct-2017 at 2 PM 🙂
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