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New Topic of the Day: The Ethics of Robot Labour.

Everyone loves ethical quandaries, right? Let's imagine, in the none-too-distant-future, we have robotic servants. Imagine they have the capabilities of Cameron, but forget J-Day. Just a nice, peaceful world where we have cybernetic organisms as household servants. How would you treat yours? Assume it behaves similarly to Cameron, but without the murder part.

1) Would you treat it like garbage, simply because you could?

2) Would you treat it with a modicum of respect, but still nowhere near an equal?

3) Would you be deferential to it, but only out of fear that it may someday grow to resent you if you mistreat it?

4) Or would you treat it as an equal? Though it was your property, you would still treat it with respect as befitting a fellow human.

I would fall somewhere between options 3 and 4. I mention this topic because I was thinking about how poorly John communicates with Cameron; he alternates between 2 and 4 too much. I think if I were Cameron I'd probably want to kill him sometimes, too, regardless of programming...

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"It depends on how efficient it is. "

"It would sweep, do dishes and laundry, clean bathrooms, and vacuum, as efficiently as Cameron murders (when the mood strikes her). "

"Then I'd treat it well."

"Excellent. Thank you for contributing to my glorious page. "

"So is this thread anti Sarah or pro Sarah? Or both?"

"OK. I like the sound of this.

Sarah Connor Rules plus she is hot. There I said it.........again....outside of my usual haunts....

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