Today I was reading an article on how robots might get rights in the year 2052 or something like that. Rotten shit.
Basically the argument is: You wont kick a real dog so why should you kick a robot one?
Isn't that a bit nutty? Shouldn't we first give rights to the trees so that they may not be cut? To the flowers so that they may not be plucked? To the ozone layer so that it may not be harmed?
Shouldn't we deal with whats the issue in the here and the now? Think about it rationally... If we don't protect trees, animals, water and everything else now, who the hell is gonna be alive and kicking to make robots years in the future, forget granting them rights ?
As I said before, we all run after the wrong things. Hats off to us.
*And don't kick the hat!*
3 comments:
Those aticles on "rights for robots" are generally written by aging hippies who are clueless about robotics.
What's the point of building a robot who can think just like us? Widespread commercial use of such robots is just stupid, and I bet they'll stay just as application-oriented as they are right now for a long long time, but with more intuitive interfaces.
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Very true... It's surprising how we conveniently tend to forget the present while runnung for the future! Well written girl... So much thought in a matter of few words... :)
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