In a message dated 2/28/99 10:55:34 PM, you wrote:
<< Thought I would throw this question out. Is it ethical to create
Glen Finney>>
I think not. Once an intelligence comes into being, it must have all the same
rights as everyone else.
Adrian
specially designed sentient beings which would be engineered to do specific
tasks? Would it be ethical for their creators to profit from the labor of
their creations? Esentially, we're talking about the possibility of a perfect
slave caste, willing and able to serve general purpose sentients (like us) in
whatever capacity we design them to. What do you all think?