Post by harrypoland1683 on Dec 19, 2006 20:42:50 GMT -5
The Founding Fathers realized how wacked out the Brits can be. Unfortunately, I can imagine a Supreme Court using the incorporation clause to include robots.
UK report says robots will have rights
By Salamander Davoudi in London
Published: December 19 2006 22:01
The next time you beat your keyboard in frustration, think of a day where it may be able to sue you for assault. Within 50 years we might even find ourselves standing next to the next generation of vacuum cleaners in the voting booth.
Far from being extracts from the extreme end of science fiction, the idea that we may one day give sentient machines the kind of rights traditionally reserved for humans is raised in a British government-commissioned report which claims to be an extensive look into the future.
The full story is at:
www.ft.com/cms/s/5ae9b434-8f8e-11db-9ba3-0000779e2340.html
UK report says robots will have rights
By Salamander Davoudi in London
Published: December 19 2006 22:01
The next time you beat your keyboard in frustration, think of a day where it may be able to sue you for assault. Within 50 years we might even find ourselves standing next to the next generation of vacuum cleaners in the voting booth.
Far from being extracts from the extreme end of science fiction, the idea that we may one day give sentient machines the kind of rights traditionally reserved for humans is raised in a British government-commissioned report which claims to be an extensive look into the future.
The full story is at:
www.ft.com/cms/s/5ae9b434-8f8e-11db-9ba3-0000779e2340.html
