If humanity ever reaches the point in which we live side-by-side with artificial intelligent androids who may, or may not, look like us, then I wonder what the future will bring them in terms of rights.
I tell you one thing for certain, though – they’d never be able to visit a cinema or theatre – they’d be banned for being recording equipment and thus liable to pirate films for fun, profit, or just to piss off their owners. This will make the CEO of a mega corporation very upset as he’ll not be able to visit the cinema with his family and PA android who he relies on for everything. And the PA android would have so looked forward to seeing Avatar 4D: Na’vi versus Smurfs.
It actually makes me think about potential artificial implants, limbs or organs. For example, if you’re fitted with an artificial eye that sends electronic signals through a processor directly into the brain – could a film studio stop you from visiting the cinema because you’d be capable of recording the film into whatever device you can plug yourself into, and then watch later (or pirate the bugger out of spite)?
I’m curious to see, as artificial intelligence, robotics and genetic engineering develop, just how rights for both devices and humans change. Will freedom improve, or be hindered?
