Legal protections for sex robots...a social/relational argument. "Based on the assumption that robots do not have an inner life and are not moral patients, I defend the thesis that this kind of relationship should be protected by criminal law." @KamilMamak@SpringerEthics
@jgcarpenter@David_Gunkel@sd_marlow@KamilMamak@SpringerEthics SO - if the robots in this scenario are NOT conscious beings, there is no protection. But of course - inevitably - there will come the day when that determination will not be so obvious. Then, how do we deny "being-hood" to true AI robots, no matter how they came to be?
@jgcarpenter@David_Gunkel@sd_marlow@KamilMamak@SpringerEthics An interesting debate - though it seems to me, for a "relationship" to be protected, it would have to fulfill a key part of the word "relationship"; namely, that it is an emotional attachment that exists BETWEEN two sentient beings...
oh my God this group took "what if doggos were smart" and turned it into A RICH WORLDBUILDING EXERCISE WITH TONS OF NARRATIVE POTENTIAL AND THORNY ETHICAL/PHILOSOPHICAL/SOCIETAL QUESTIONS BUILT INTO IT
our students are so great wtf
searching for moral philosophy/ethical thinking tweets to re-tweet: hard to find any that aren't actually "moral posturing", which has me wondering how to engage in ethical questioning WITHOUT an assumed "right answer" inherent in the question...
What's your "favorite" ethical dilemma? EXAMPLE: 10 miners are trapped in an underground cave, filling with water. If you do nothing, they drown. Only option: set off a bomb in a nearby tunnel that will divert water into another cave - killing two OTHER miners. What do you do?
Announcing the founding of #NationalCreativityDay - A day to celebrate those creative individuals out there, you know who they are. So shout out your appreciation for their particular creative style, and let 'em know this day exists for their enjoyment https://t.co/IDgYF5CsTR
I love being a creative person because I get to add to the wealth of fictional (is it, really?) realities, that inform us about, and let us enjoy, the reality we're all in. https://t.co/ldA81FLDU2
@lindseyvonn You are a citizen of this country, and have every damn right to take a stand for what you believe in. Two more races to go, Lindsey - go get 'em. (and no, I wouldn't go to this White House either!)