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Riff McClavin's avatar

A Supreme Court which ruled that corporations are people and cash equals free speech shouldn't surprise us in the near future when it rules that robots have a right to use lethal force in "self defence." Where others may see an emerging technology, I see yet one more well-funded lobby buying access, writing legislation, and steering policy -- none of which ever benefits We The People.

On the plus side, a robot might be preferable to the current president.

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Dogsnose Knows's avatar

Ruh-roh, Montag...

https://www.enotes.com/homework-help/describe-mechanical-hound-470471

"The Hound is a horrifying version of the bloodhound. Since it is not alive, it cannot feel. It is simply pure programming, and this makes it more heartless. It is another indication of a society that has ceased to find the joy in life. Where is the Dalmatian?"

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