Accountability v- robot or programmer --- @Florence. Very interesting scenario. When seeking to determine responsibility or accountability, is it simply a binary relation or should there be intent, motive and what constitutes illegality? Was the robot aware of the illegality of the weapons? Did the programmer knowingly designed the code for theft or possibly to legitimately purchase a legal commodity which was used for an illegal purpose (like legitimate technology being used or exploited by bad actors for criminal activity? Should the vendor be charged for bad actors using good assets or technology for nefarious use?

Source author: Bennette Thomas thomasb@dominica.gov.dm