Professor
Frances Grodzinsky
Course Name
Computer Ethics: Technology & Society
Course Number
CS-319
Document Type
Essay
Original Publication Date
Fall 2016
Publication Date
2017
Abstract
It’s 2016 and slavery is still a brutal reality around the world and a crime against humanity. The human race has never been shy when it comes to enslaving fellow human beings, so with progress in robotics and AI, we will soon be able to enslave robots to do our bidding. This poses a serious moral dilemma as to what rights such entities would possess and what responsibility we have, if any, on how we use them in society. Should it make any difference whether an entity is made of silicon or carbon, or whether its brain uses semi-conductors or neurotransmitters?
Recommended Citation
Boolukos (Class of 2017), Christopher, "Robot Lives Matter?" (2017). Writing Across the Curriculum. 17.
https://digitalcommons.sacredheart.edu/wac_prize/17
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Comments
3rd Prize Winner in the 2017 Writing Across the Curriculum contest at Sacred Heart University.
Senior Capstone paper for the major in Computer Science.