A.I. and Morality

Essay from the year 2010 in the subject Philosophy - Philosophy of the 20th century, grade: A-, Bucknell University, language: English, abstract: Technology is advancing rapidly. In the not so distant future robots may be an integral part of daily life. Ever since the development of the computer, science fiction writers have described worlds in which machines live alongside humans. Coincidently, as technology progresses the ability to tell robots apart from humans could become difficult. Some may argue that robots should not be treated the same way as humans. However, as artificial beings start behaving as if they have minds they should be treated as if they were any other living being.