Would intelligent robots deserve civil rights?
I think that would depend upon your definition of intelligent. If you just mean just really well programmed, then probably not. I think they’re just very good tools. If you mean artificial intelligence, which would indicate a certain level of self-awareness, then I would say yes. I think that once you cross into that realm, it would be morally right, as the argument could be made that there exists some form of consciousness. I think it would probably go past what we currently recognize as the rights of animals to exist and not be unduly harmed, and actually come closer to what we, as people, enjoy. Maybe not completely similar, but certainly some level of civil rights.
