Do we have to build robots that need rights? [Spectral Lines]

In January, the Legal Affairs Committee of the European Parliament put forward a draft report urging the creation and adoption of EU‑wide rules to corral the myriad issues arising from the widespread use of robots and AI-a development, it says, that is "poised to unleash a new industrial revolution." . It's an interesting read, and a valiant effort to get a handle on how to standardize and regulate the ever-expanding robot universe: drones, industrial robots, care robots, medical robots, entertainment robots, robots in farming-you name it, they're all in there.

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