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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
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Post by theburns on Dec 19, 2006 21:24:35 GMT -5
What the fuck is this?
This is too deep. Me can't think.
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Post by harlem on Dec 19, 2006 21:30:00 GMT -5
Just let me know when I can press charges against my VCR for the trama caused by the blinking "12:00"
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Post by theforty on Dec 21, 2006 13:49:52 GMT -5
If I am not careful, my avatar could sue me for mental distress arising from being called a 'Bad' Robot.
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Post by Doobs on Dec 22, 2006 14:17:09 GMT -5
That "Girl Robot" isn't looking so good after all!
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