Police by AI robots?

 My grandfather had mentioned this when I was in my teens: "police by robots" in the future.

When I saw the first episode of "I Robot," I dam near fell out of my chair. 

From the super intelligence newsletter.

Elon Musk wants Tesla’s Optimus robots to do more than assemble cars. 

He wants them to prevent crimes; he has shown videos of such a possibility.

Speaking at a recent event, Musk suggested that future humanoid robots could “follow you around and stop you from committing a crime,” reframing them as tools for social safety rather than simple automation.

It’s a bold claim that blends robotics, ethics, and governance. 

Could mechanical companions become a substitute for prisons and Policing?

For now, Optimus can fold laundry and work in the factory shifts, but Musk’s vision pushes far beyond that. 

If humanoid robots can learn situational awareness, physical restraint, and moral reasoning, they could

transform justice systems from punishment-based to prevention-oriented.

Yet it raises hard questions about consent, accountability, and surveillance, who decides when a robot intervenes, and at what cost to human freedom?

Why it matters: Preventive robotics could redefine public safety, and replace punishment with prevention, but only if prediction accuracy and ethical safeguards evolve just as fast as the machines themselves.

Societies that balance these forces well could set the global standard for humane automation. 

Thank you for reading. 

Tim. 

Here is a short video on the T800 police robot 

https://x.com/i/status/2006383594885792215


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