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They’ve Just Unleashed Something TERRIFYING (& It Doesn’t Blink…) · Neil McCoy-Ward Podcast

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  Just when you thought you'd seen it all,
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  check out the latest addition to the UK police force.
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  SPEAKER_00: We are building this national innovative policy with a robot dog.
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  SPEAKER_00: This is not a joke.
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  SPEAKER_00: This is now being tested on behalf of the home office.
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  Yes,
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  firearms training,
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  thermal imaging camera,
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  room scanning,
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  weapons recognition capabilities,
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  SPEAKER_00: and they can be using all sorts of different things in the future.
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  They make it all friendly looking now,
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  but just wait until it's got a rifle on the top of it.
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  So the UK has just announced something straight out of a
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  dystopian movie.
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  SPEAKER_00: Robot police dogs.
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  SPEAKER_00: They're pitching it as innovation and efficiency,
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  SPEAKER_00: but let's be honest here,
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  SPEAKER_00: this is about control.
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  Because once these machines start patrolling our streets and
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  enforcing the law
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  SPEAKER_00: without human judgment or accountability,
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  SPEAKER_00: where does it end,
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  SPEAKER_00: ladies and gents?
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  SPEAKER_00: So today we're looking at why this isn't progress at all,
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  it's actually the beginning of something in my mind to be far
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  more terrifying
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  SPEAKER_00: because these are AI powered remote controlled robot dog police officers
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  They're set to begin operational capability in 2026 and they're
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  already being
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  SPEAKER_00: tested right now on UK streets equipped with night vision,
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  SPEAKER_00: thermal imaging,
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  SPEAKER_00: 3D scanners,
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  SPEAKER_00: weapon detection,
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  SPEAKER_00: AI facial recognition technology.
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  Of course the government's calling it developed surveillance
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  but I remember George
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  SPEAKER_00: Orwell calling it telescreens and now they've got legs.
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  SPEAKER_00: Comrade!
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  SPEAKER_00: This is Big Brother.
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  SPEAKER_00: probably a lot more advanced telescreens,
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  but they say these machines can patrol dangerous areas without
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  risking human police
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  SPEAKER_00: lives.
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  SPEAKER_00: They can chase suspects over ridiculous,
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  SPEAKER_00: very rough terrain,
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  SPEAKER_00: they can navigate stairwells,
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  SPEAKER_00: and they can even communicate through built-in loud speakers.
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  The police say they don't get tired,
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  they don't ask questions,
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  and they don't hesitate.
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  SPEAKER_00: And that's precisely what unsettles me.
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  SPEAKER_00: A robo-dog doesn't ask questions.
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  SPEAKER_00: It simply follows orders.
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  SPEAKER_00: It doesn't read body language, tone or intent.
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  SPEAKER_00: Its decisions are filtered through algorithms and camera feeds,
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  SPEAKER_00: a cold binary judgment of who it's been programmed to treat as a threat.
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  SPEAKER_00: Keyword there, programmed.
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  The government claims this is going to save money and make the
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  police more
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  SPEAKER_00: efficient with reduced strain on short-staffed police and 24-7 patrols.
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  SPEAKER_00: Hold on,
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  maybe they can get rid of the hate crime unit and all the
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  online social media
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  SPEAKER_00: control measures units and they might have more manpower available.
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  SPEAKER_00: Wait a second, can I just say manpower?
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  SPEAKER_00: Is that a hate crime?
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  SPEAKER_00: Am I saying people power, police power?
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  SPEAKER_00: Ignorance is strength.
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  SPEAKER_00: Freedom is strength.
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  SPEAKER_00: They also say this is going to keep officers safe from harm.
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  Well,
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  isn't that part of being a police officer to step in when
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  things go wrong?
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  SPEAKER_00: It's like when I was a soldier.
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  SPEAKER_00: No one ever said to me, by the way, this is a dangerous job.
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  SPEAKER_00: Just so you know,
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  when you go into a war or a war zone or a conflict and people
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  are shooting at you,
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  SPEAKER_00: there's danger there.
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  SPEAKER_00: You just need to be, I mean, it's obvious, obviously.
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  SPEAKER_00: And there's also this huge potential for abuse here.
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  SPEAKER_00: Once this government starts using these robots,
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  SPEAKER_00: it's going to be very hard to roll it back because it will be normalized.
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  In effect,
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  it will be a permanent expansion of state power to suppress
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  dissent or protesters.
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  The police have already used these AI drones with facial
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  recognition technology
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  SPEAKER_00: this week when they made 423 arrests at Notting Hill Carnival.
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  SPEAKER_00: Surprise.
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  SPEAKER_00: You know, so every second that they operate, they're scanning your face.
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  They're recording your movements,
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  mapping out your environment and flagging information.
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  SPEAKER_00: suspicious behavior dictated by an algorithm.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now,
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  SPEAKER_00: if you're getting something from this video,
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  SPEAKER_00: Really appreciate that.
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  SPEAKER_00: Leave a comment below as well.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let me know your thoughts, make your voice heard on this issue.
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  They say these robot dogs are about public safety,
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  and they use the term as well.
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  SPEAKER_00: We're all in it together.
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  And if you have nothing to hide,
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  why would you mind giving up your freedom for the greater good?
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  SPEAKER_00: This is narcissism, what they are putting out.
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  SPEAKER_00: You know,
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  SPEAKER_00: in practice,
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  SPEAKER_00: though,
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  SPEAKER_00: if we look at it all,
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  they are really about mass data collection under the guise of
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  law enforcement.
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  SPEAKER_00: Because...
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  Realistically,
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  how are these tiny things expected to chase down the rest
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  criminals right now?
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  SPEAKER_00: They're not, but they will be able to later.
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  SPEAKER_00: Robot dogs had been deployed in the US already,
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  SPEAKER_00: but there were concerns surrounding AI and facial recognition,
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  and they also found that the technology was equipped with
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  biases towards certain
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  SPEAKER_00: groups of people
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  that the ai thought were more likely to be the criminal in the
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  case or may commit a
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  crime of course that is not permitted in today's world of
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  course in fact just
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  recently u.s police used a robot to catch a man in fact check
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  out this video here
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  SPEAKER_01: Here you go.
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  SPEAKER_01: In fact,
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  SPEAKER_01: if you look at what's happened recently in China,
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  SPEAKER_01: they have developed robot dogs to be equipped with weapons
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  SPEAKER_00: and used by the military.
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  SPEAKER_00: This is pretty scary stuff.
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  SPEAKER_00: You know,
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  US companies like Ghost Robotics have unveiled and trialed
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  rifle-equipped dogs
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  SPEAKER_00: despite promises from Boston Dynamics not to weaponize these robots.
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  SPEAKER_00: These gun-toting robo-dogs could become weapons of mass destruction.
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  SPEAKER_00: Have you thought about this?
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  SPEAKER_00: Have we not all watched Black Mirror?
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  SPEAKER_00: If not, here's a little reminder for you.
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  SPEAKER_00: If this exists elsewhere, the UK can't pretend it won't happen here.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's a question of when, not if.
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  We know that the House of Lords established an AI in Weapon
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  Systems Select
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  SPEAKER_00: Committee back in 2023,
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  SPEAKER_00: but not once have they updated their development since then.
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  SPEAKER_00: And now out of the blue,
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  SPEAKER_00: we find out there's these new police robots and they're already underway.
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  This sort of says to me,
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  suggests that decision development isn't happening now.
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  the way it's supposed to is happening behind closed doors
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  without democratic debate
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  SPEAKER_00: or public input.
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  It's not hard to imagine these robot dogs being weaponized
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  without our prior knowledge.
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  SPEAKER_00: This has happened before.
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  You look at all of the things that we've seen with the Snowden
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  leaks and the
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  SPEAKER_00: tracing,
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  SPEAKER_00: track and trace apps,
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  SPEAKER_00: automatic number plate recognition technology,
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  SPEAKER_00: CCTV,
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  SPEAKER_00: facial recognition,
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  SPEAKER_00: or the online safety act,
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  SPEAKER_00: all these things.
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  The UK is the most surveilled country in Europe and we're never
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  consulted so it's
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  uncertain how much this is going to sort of continue but I
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  think it's going to
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  SPEAKER_00: continue a lot.
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  SPEAKER_00: How much is it going to cost taxpayers as well?
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  Well you think the Denver robot dog that police use that cost
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  328,000 and that was
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  SPEAKER_00: just to manufacture one of these things.
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  SPEAKER_00: So where does this end?
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  SPEAKER_00: What is the future of these robot police dogs?
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  What technology could be developed or deployed next threatening
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  our future and our freedoms?
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  Will this really ensure safety for our families or is this
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  another attempt to
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  SPEAKER_00: gather data right in front of us on the streets?
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  SPEAKER_00: Ladies and gents, you decide.
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  SPEAKER_00: Until next time, take care.
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  SPEAKER_00: God bless.