Comments on: Robot rights? My foot! http://www.digitaldimsum.co.uk/2008/05/21/robot-rights-my-foot/ Bite sized info snacks for the digital generation Sun, 25 Sep 2011 17:21:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: icky http://www.digitaldimsum.co.uk/2008/05/21/robot-rights-my-foot/comment-page-1/#comment-611 icky Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:30:50 +0000 http://www.digitaldimsum.co.uk/?p=41#comment-611 "This lack of goals and aspirations is the key differentiating factor" what if a robot was taught to aspire? what if a person was taught to have no aspirations? or - what if a person could not possibly have aspirations? (say due to brain damage, or insufficient development (foetus)) and far fetched... what if a robot had, but could not demonstrate its aspiration? heh. nice read, I just didnt agree with the differentiating factor “This lack of goals and aspirations is the key differentiating factor”

what if a robot was taught to aspire?
what if a person was taught to have no aspirations?
or – what if a person could not possibly have aspirations? (say due to brain damage, or insufficient development (foetus))

and far fetched…
what if a robot had, but could not demonstrate its aspiration?

heh. nice read, I just didnt agree with the differentiating factor

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