earlier i spoke to missy cummings who has been researching the drones since she was a female fighter pilot in the late 1980s. i asked her if she was surprised by all the negative attention that droangs have -- drones have received. >> i'm not really surprised. there's an innate fear that humans have that somehow the world is changing rapidly by machines. i think it's important to recognize that people feel uncomfortable as technology starts to push forward in ways we've not seen before. but there's no argument that drones in lots of applications like crop dusting they are far superior and can beat human capabilities. and so for those applications we absolutely should replace human pilots. >> what do you think drives that fear? do you think it's a concern that these drones will spy on americans? do they have a misunderstanding what these drones can actually do? >> i think we do in america particularly as opposed to other countries. i do think we value our autonomy more and we don't like like like the idea of being on camera all the time. particularly in europe where people are used to

missy cummings is interested in drone technology when she was serving in the navy as one of the first female fighter pilots in the u.s. it's an impressive resume. professor cummings thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> it's not a new technology. >> it's new no t to americans. drones have existed in the military for 60 years. >> you started your research in the late 80s as we mentioned how has it evolved. >> i started my research by being a hands on pilot and i spent ten years in the military. and one of the reasons i left and got into the unmanned vehicle research because i saw how amazing computers were. and this was in the 90's at controlling aircraft and landing aircraft carriers i knew something big was coming. >> you saw a need for it. when i saw how well planes could land themselves in the 90s on aircraft carriers and how well missiles could precisely hit their tie target i knew those to technologies would come together. >> are you surprised with the negative attention that it received? >> as a person that researches the psychology of human interaction and technolo

we spoke with missy cummings. she's an associate professor at m.i.t. who first researched drones while on active duty as one of the navy's first female fighter pilots. she said drones do a more effective job on certain tasks than people. >> there's an innate fear that humans have that somehow the world around us is changing rapidly by machines. so i think it's important to recognize that people feel unmfrtable as technology pushes forward in ways we haven't seen before. there's no argument that drones in lots of applications in krop dusting are far superior. >> as the ugrows, many states are considering or have passed regulation regulating them. drone legislation has been proposed in 42 states and enacted in eight shown right here in red. it's still under consideration in six states, the ones shown in green. the aclu recommends legal limits on how drones can be used and whether armed. many of the state bills eflekt nose concerns. these require probable cause warrants before law enforcement agencies can use a drone. some states require law enforcement a