Robots might one day be smart enough to demand emancipation from their human owners, raising the prospects they'll have to be treated as citizens, according to a speculative paper released by the British government.
Among the warnings: A "monumental shift" could occur if robots were developed to the point where they could reproduce, improve or think for themselves.
However, it warned that robots could sue for their rights if these were denied to them.
Should they prove successful, the paper said, "states will be obligated to provide full social benefits to them including income support, housing and possibly robo health care to fix the machines over time."
The paper did not address the likelihood such a rights-seeking robot would be developed, and it predicted the issue would not come up for at least 20 years.
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I for do not see this happening. Does anyone else believe that this may be true? This report believes that it may be an issue within 20 years. I don't think we will even come close to creating robots that are self aware (if it is even possible) for atleast a hundred years or more.