NP - Ban on robot...what?

[Danny Weltman]

The recent movie *Ex Machina* is a great examination of these themes and
more. Part of what makes it so good is that despite having what *I* think
is a pretty obvious take on the whole issue, the movie is not at all
didactic. It presents a lot of stuff and leads you to draw your own
conclusions, and whether you end up with or against Dr. Richardson on the
issue of sexual stereotypes, or with or against David on human-centric
solipsism, and so on, says a lot about you.

On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 7:12 AM, David Kilroy <thesaintgodard at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Love how the article avoids the obvious question: how would an a.i.
> react to the realization that men are using 'bots as sex slaves.
> Humans are such bloody-minded solipists. It's not a gender role
> question as much as a question of respect. Machines develop
> self-awareness on our level and the immediate realization will be
> 'You're just using me. In an inessential, selfish way, no less. I
> don't deserve this'. The reaction won't be polite or gradual. There
> won't be a machine's rights movement. One glance at our own record of
> human rights would suffice. 'Their way takes a distressingly long time
> and is riddled with bureauratic absesses. To the devil with that.' No
> emancipation discussion. No interest in reparations. Just 'You presume
> overmuch' followed by a lethal burst of infrasound...
> -
> Pynchon-l / http://www.waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l
>
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