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How to Include Artificial Bodies as Citizens
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Abstract This essay ponders on the thorny issue of including artificial beings under the category of "citizen." The increasing humanization of the artificial being, it suggests, prevents us from seeing and treating the machine as a being. But if the humanoid robot performs all the functions of a human being,... view more
This essay ponders on the thorny issue of including artificial beings under the category of "citizen." The increasing humanization of the artificial being, it suggests, prevents us from seeing and treating the machine as a being. But if the humanoid robot performs all the functions of a human being, and acquires cultural traits such as emotional intelligence, rational thinking, or altruism, then on what grounds do we deny it the same status as a human person? Conversely, as more and more humans are cyborged, through transplants, implants, and prostheses, resulting in an erasure of their "core" humanity, then what is the difference between such a cyborged human with human rights and an artificial being?... view less
Keywords
artificial intelligence; citizenship; robot; new technology; human rights; discrimination
Classification
Sociology of Science, Sociology of Technology, Research on Science and Technology
Philosophy, Ethics, Religion
Free Keywords
artificial beings; humanoid robots; moral standing; personhood
Document language
English
Publication Year
2024
Journal
Social Inclusion, 12 (2024)
Issue topic
Artificial Intelligence and Ethnic, Religious, and Gender-Based Discrimination
ISSN
2183-2803
Status
Published Version; reviewed