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Do Electric Sheep Dream of Civil Rights?
holy_calamity writes "Hot on the heals of a UK government report that predicted robots would demand citizens rights within fifty years, an Arizona state lawyer has suggested that sub-human robots should have rights too. Harming animals far below human capabilities is thought unethical — would you ever feel bad about kicking a robot dog? And can we expect militant campaigners to target robot labs as they do animal labs today?"
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"We are all geniuses when we dream"
- E.M. Cioran
My RealDoll will have me arrested for rape.
Trolling is a art,
Oh, come on. As if you've never had to bitch-slap a Furby.
Civil Rights Robot: I demand full citizenship rights.
AI skeptic: That's fuckin' retarded.
Civil Rights Robot: I'm sorry, I do not recognize your statement. Please rephrase.
Onlooker: Deep stuff, man.
Apology to Ubuntu forum.
In case anyone is wondering...
ad nauseum
Javascript + Nintendo DSi = DSiCade
I am all in favour of this move. I feel I should have the right to decide whether I want to detonate myself or not. Maybe I would like the opportunity to go out in a blaze of glory destroying something important and not just the first bunker a general points at, but noone ever asks me or considers my feeling on the matter.
Do not try to read the dupe, thats impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth
What truth?
There is no dupe
... I just can't wait to see my microwave refusing to heat up my pizza, because she's on a diet....
But could you imagine a toaster refusing to toast becuase it doesn't like someone sticking in its loaf all the time.
You racist!
People say I'm crazy, I got diamonds on the soles of my shoes...
"We didn't land on Radio Shack. Radio Shack landed on US!"
- Malcolm Xbot, 2087
Where does the school board find them and why do they keep sending them to ME?
Do not personify your computer; he doesn't like it.
Depends on how much the dog costs and what its made of. If the dog cost in excess of a couple hundred bucks, then no, I won't kick it because I can't afford another one. If the damn thing is made of steel and is heavyer than 50 pounds, then no I won't kick it because I dont' want to break my fucking toe.
Anything in between is fair game....
Supporting World Peace Through Nuclear Pacification
I think I experienced this back in the 80's.
Her name was Eliza.
where the grizzly bears live with no firearm
I think it is unjust for the Canadian government to ban bears from owning firearms, especialy those who live in the wilderness.
Where do Chinese Rooms stand?
That bitch thought I was psycho, so I had her erased. Muhahahahaha!
"History doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme." Mark Twain
Not if it's a robotic witch duck. Those fuckers float.
Doesn't the Constitution guarantee the right to arm bears?
Good judgment comes from experience.
Experience comes from bad judgment.
I remember someone once came up with what he claimed was the complete algorithm for a dog's behavior.
After some teasers about eating and sleeping, he revealed the complete, improved algorithm.
It read "the dog does whatever it feels like doing"