tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753820.post3703850720737697986..comments2023-10-30T04:16:25.917-04:00Comments on Sentient Developments: New Scientist asks: When should we give rights to robots?Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13003484633933455827noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753820.post-83656423711012509912011-05-22T05:55:38.405-04:002011-05-22T05:55:38.405-04:00The weakness in trusting our instincts is not, as ...The weakness in trusting our instincts is not, as the article argues, that we are likely to anthropomorphize machines and give them rights too soon, but rather on the contrary that we humans have a track record of <b>*not*</b> reconizing the rights of others for far too long. Many people even now don't wholly recognize that all humans are equal, and only some of us have begun to consider what it really means to give rights to non-human people.<br /><br />I'm not convinced by the editorialist's concern at all. (And I think a glance at the comments in the NS page bears me out.)Djibrilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06382333338207409292noreply@blogger.com