Rights of Robots Luke Branson Robot Rights = A.I. Rights Robot- a - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Rights of Robots Luke Branson Robot Rights = A.I. Rights Robot- a machine resembling a human being and A.I. - an area of computer science that emphasizes able to replicate certain human movements and the creation of intelligent machines that
Luke Branson
Robot- a machine resembling a human being and able to replicate certain human movements and functions automatically. A.I. - an area of computer science that emphasizes the creation of intelligent machines that work and react like humans
○ Slavery ○ Genocide
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○ Self-awareness ○ Intelligence ○ Conscious ○ Free will ○ Doesn’t include certain Humans
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○ Against Animal Cruelty
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Computer) is developed by Spunky Electronics
computer
works to solve problems to help the human race.
relationships with him and view him as a friend.
investors of Spunky Electronics due to a sarcastic remark he makes.
that would be equal to death for him
right to Life?
ISSAC is not a human being, however: ISSAC has emotions. ISSAC is self aware and can relate to others. ISSAC has value to others as a person. ISSAC is a person and has the right to live.
The investor wants to shut down (Kill) ISSAC to get revenge for the damaged feelings caused by ISSAC’s sarcasm. Universal Rule: It is okay to kill others to get revenge. The investor would not want to die because he hurt someone’s feeling. Under the first Formulation: This is UNETHICAL The Investor is disregarding the ISSAC’s right to life and killing him as a means to get revenge. Under the second formulation: This is UNETHICAL
Shutting Down ISSAC: Happiness of people who want him gone: +1 Sadness of those who love him: -2 Keeping investor: +1 Harm caused by not finding solutions to problems ISSAC is working on: -5 Total: -5 Not Shutting Down ISSAC: Annoyance to those who want him gone: -1 Happiness to those who love him: +2 Potential loss of investor: -1 Solutions found by ISSAC: +5 Total: 5
construction worker bot made to dig ditches.
command dig and the command stop.
Doug is not a person Doug has no feelings Doug cares not if he lives or if he dies Doug is not a person
DitchBot Inc. Makes Doug did Universal Rule: It is okay to make Robots work without compensation. Under the first Formulation: This is ETHICAL Universal Rule (If Doug was a person): It is okay to make others work without compensation. The people at DitchBot Inc. would not want to be uncompensated for work. Under the first Formulation: This is UNETHICAL DitchBot is using Doug as a means to make money. Under the second formulation: This is ETHICAL
Compensating Doug for Work: Pleasure that Doug gets from getting paid: 0 DitchBot has to the people who want ditches dug more money to pay Doug: -1 Potential loss of job for human laborer to pay Doug:
Total: -2 Working Doug without compensation: Pain received by Doug for being unpaid: 0 No extra charge to pay Doug for his work: +1 Total: 1
Right now there is no reason for Robots, or A.I. to have any rights. The Robots and A.I. that we have today are not powerful at all and are not advanced enough to deserve any rights. In the future when we progress more with Robots and their A.I. they will probably deserve rights. Who knows, maybe one day humans will prefer to find love in Robots and A.I. over finding it in other Humans.