Do Robots Dream of Electric Sheep?
December 23rd, 2006
According to the December 20th, 2006 “Political Grapevine” by Fox News’ Brit Hume’s “Special Report,” robots in the future will want human rights.
And a report commissioned by the British government's chief scientist says that robots may have to be given human rights one day. The report called "Robo-Rights — Utopian Dream or Rise of the Machines?" says that if machines are given artificial intelligence, they could provide a tremendous boost to productivity — and might eventually pay taxes and serve in the military.
But they also may end up wanting rights of their own — such as voting, welfare, and "robo-healthcare to fix the machines over time." And it says these rights would invariably clash with the property rights of their owners.
—FOX News Channel's Martin Hill contributed to this report.
