I don't understand the significance of the distinction between sentient and
non sentient robots made in this thread. We have non sentient robots now,
(probably, I can't prove it) but they're also without any doubt dumb as dirt
and that's exactly why they haven't changed the world yet. The subjective
experience of the machine is of interest to it, but from our point of view
the only important distinction is that between a smart robot and a stupid one.
I also think that the question of whether humans should give rights to
machines is moot, the question of whether machines will give rights to humans
is not.
John K Clark johnkc@well.com
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