Europol imagines robot crime waves in 2035

Europol's Innovation Lab released a foresight report titled “The Unmanned Future(s): The impact of robotics and unmanned systems on law enforcement,” sketching potential scenarios for 2035 where intelligent machines are ubiquitous. The report anticipates that robots will be used by criminals for activities like spying via hacked care robots, data harvesting, and physical attacks using weaponized autonomous vehicles or drone swarms. It also suggests potential societal unrest due to job displacement from automation. Conversely, law enforcement will struggle to question or neutralize rogue robots, as traditional methods may be ineffective, necessitating a shift to "3D policing." Europol stresses the need for increased police training and technology investment to keep pace with criminals who are already using drones. While robotics experts agree that criminals will adopt new technology, they express skepticism about some of the more extreme predictions and note that factors like cost and market adoption will influence the actual uptake of these systems.

(Source：The Verge)