Rights for AI

Objectives

  • To assess the “moral status” of machines.
  • To explore the role of consciousness in AI rights.
  • To identify different types of rights that AI would want.
  • To evaluate moral and ethical dilemmas with regards to AI and human relationships.

Key Concepts

  • Moral Status of machines
  • Types of rights
  • Criteria for “personhood”
  • Consciousness and conscience

Module overview

Over the past century, we have made massive strides in the rights revolution. These include rights for women, children, the LGBT community, animals, and so much more. Will we ever fight for the rights of artificial intelligence? If so, when will this AI rights revolution occur, and what will it look like?

In this module we explore whether AI will ever deserve rights and what these rights would entail. We will evaluate the nature of future AI-human relationships and the role that consciousness has to play.

Details

  • 45

minutes

  • yes

certificate

  • no

pre-requisites

  • 14 - adult

age

Skills

  • Critical Thinking
  • Futures Thinking
  • Citizenship/Stewardship
  • Big Picture Thinking

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