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WCDT Strips 3191-3195 (4th to 8th April 2016)

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swapna:

--- Quote from: JimC on 07 Apr 2016, 15:03 ---
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 07 Apr 2016, 13:56 ---Concretely, to answer the question of what society should do, it would make sense to have her swap to a human-equivalent chassis and get the armor back after passing anger management therapy.

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Assuming AI rights are equal to human rights wouldn't that be rather dubious ethically? *At best* I suggest it could be considered equivalent to forced chemical castration, and I don't believe there are many, if any places where its legal to impose that on someone who hasn't been convicted of a relevant crime.

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It would probably more equivalent to taking away her gun/baton/body armour, since AI can change chassis whenever they want. It's a bigger part of their identity than clothes, but it doesn't change who they are. Taking away Pintsize's laser also wasn't 'chemical castration', it was more like taking away a weapon from somebody who shouldn't have one.

comicalArchitect:

--- Quote from: swapna on 07 Apr 2016, 15:42 ---
--- Quote from: JimC on 07 Apr 2016, 15:03 ---
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 07 Apr 2016, 13:56 ---Concretely, to answer the question of what society should do, it would make sense to have her swap to a human-equivalent chassis and get the armor back after passing anger management therapy.

--- End quote ---
Assuming AI rights are equal to human rights wouldn't that be rather dubious ethically? *At best* I suggest it could be considered equivalent to forced chemical castration, and I don't believe there are many, if any places where its legal to impose that on someone who hasn't been convicted of a relevant crime.

--- End quote ---

It would probably more equivalent to taking away her gun/baton/body armour, since AI can change chassis whenever they want. It's a bigger part of their identity than clothes, but it doesn't change who they are. Taking away Pintsize's laser also wasn't 'chemical castration', it was more like taking away a weapon from somebody who shouldn't have one.

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Then again, Pintsize's laser was from before the comic really treated AIs as people.

Mr. Doctor:
The time that arc was made doesn't really change anything.
The same way humans must (or at least should) pass a psychological test before purchasing a fire-arm... Same should be done with AIs having weapons in their chassis or chassis that are made for combat.
If a person can get rejected, an IA could be rejected as well.

mr.jacob:
Anybody notice that CW is holding a stack of matzos? Apparently she's Jewish??

mustang6172:
You'd think an underground robot fight club would be paperless.

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