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patsopinion

11-14-2008, 10:02 AM

sentient?
as in will a computer become self realized and will we as a people, in our life times, decide weather it has the right to vote, or to property(corporations can buy property so it seems mean to not allow the thinking computer the same rights as a corporation)

but the right to vote would be interesting
or other rights that we would give a human, would we give to a computer?

in our lifetime will we need to actually answer these questions?

KingGeno

11-14-2008, 10:06 AM

You're in the thick of it now. Automated telephone systems are a good example. We are on the brink.

patsopinion

11-14-2008, 10:08 AM

next generation of supercomputer (http://news.zdnet.co.uk/0,1000000073,39283268,00.htm)

donnie_darko

11-14-2008, 11:43 AM

yes, google sponsored.

patsopinion

11-14-2008, 01:00 PM

... the response ere has been over whelming

jennysmurf

11-14-2008, 01:10 PM

I think we're much closer to giving animals the right to vote. I mean what's next? Gays getting married?

JPMNICK

11-14-2008, 01:11 PM

i do not think it will ever happen, just to many ethical issues being tied to it

cougarjake13

11-15-2008, 09:20 AM

i dont think we'll ever give them human rights but i do think we'll have to deal with the question of it in our lifetimes

Kobe8

11-15-2008, 09:28 AM

Wasn't this the plot of "Bicentennial Man" starring Robin Williams as a Robin Williams robot?

DonInNC

11-15-2008, 09:31 AM

This is bullshit. if it wasn't for us, they'd still be nothing but buckets of bolts and silica.