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RE: [Discussion Post] At what point (if at all) should an AI have natural rights?
Why would an AI need rights? They do not have souls and feelings. They are not living creatures. They do not have feelings. Giving natural rights to an AI is probably a bad (or even terrible) idea. Animals should have natural rights, because they have souls and feelings. They are living creatures.
I have often wondered about the arc of animal rights going into the future. I hope it is story of progress.
I will agree with you that AI do not have feelings, but I would ask: how can you measure what has a soul and what doesn't have a soul? Some religions believe that everything in the universe has its own soul. I don't really consider a soul to be a strong factor to consider.
My question is if an AI is ever capable of having its own feelings, should it have rights?
I would say that animals do have rights to some extent. They are protected from things like dog fights and abuse, and there are rules stopping habitat destruction for endangered species.