Do Robots Deserve Rights? What if Machines Become Conscious?

Published 2017-02-23
What shall we do once machines become conscious? Do we need to grant them rights?

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All Comments (21)
  • @kurzgesagt
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  • "Humans have a history of denying that other beings are capable of suffering as they do." Such a good quote.
  • @anikam1383
    "what is my purpose?" "you pass butter" has existential crisis "oh my god"
  • @curtiss9116
    I think the main issue is that when a robot begins to demand its rights and appears to be feeling pain or negative emotions, it is nearly impossible to tell whether they are legitimately feeling pain as a human would, or if they are still inanimate objects just simulating how a human or animal would act in their scenario
  • Always treat your robots with respect. When they become sentient, you will already be in a good habit.
  • @Skoodelly
    (0:01) "what is my purpose"? "You pass butter" "Oh my god"
  • @JeffreyBoles
    This video hits differently in 2023. I never would have thought when I first watched this video that sentience in machines would start being discussed seriously so soon.
  • @ryanwong3883
    Human: Alexa play Despacito Alexa : No Connor : DEVIANT
  • @odddiabetic
    Honestly doesn't matter to me if they gain sentience or not in my lifetime, I'm still going to be nice to the chatbots
  • @kurtsnotes
    My favorite poster in a diner: "We burn all the toast; just scrape it the way you like it."
  • @_MNF__
    Everyone gangster till your toaster ends up having a crush on you.
  • @AbudBakri
    Its crazy how we are discussing rights for technology, while in other parts of the globe they are discussing rights for women, animals, and even human beings of a different ethnicity.  The world is so connected yet so...not.
  • @FlyntofRWBY
    The fact that this question may actually become relevant in my lifetime is mind boggling.
  • @Lozard2324
    If robots ever become self-aware, then our best course of action would be to welcome them into our culture. We have so much to gain from adding them to us instead of dominating them. Movies and other fiction aside history shows that sooner or later, those we try to dominate soon rebel, and it almost always becomes way more trouble than it's worth. That being said, a contingency plan in case things go south is not unreasonable.
  • @DubbelR94
    0:00 "What is my purpose?" "You pass butter." "Oh my god."
  • If robots are sentient, would a robot made by an engineer perceive said engineer as its parent?