The line : AI and the future of personhood /

Boyle, James, 1959-

The line : AI and the future of personhood / James Boyle. - 326 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Slaves, skin-jobs, and artificial sheep -- Artificial intelligence -- Corporations -- Non-human animals -- Transgenic entities, chimeras, and hybrids.


"The line that distinguishes people from animals, systems, and things is getting harder to draw. For all the concern about AI and genetic engineering, there has been surprisingly little discussion of the possible personhood of the new entities this century will bring us: what about their claims to be inside the line, to be "us" -- not machines or animals but persons -- deserving all the moral and legal respect that any other person has by virtue of their status?"--

9780262049160 (hardcover) 0262049163 (hardcover)

2023057515


Artificial intelligence--Moral and ethical aspects.
Inteligencia artificial --Aspectos éticos y morales

Q 334.7 / B792l 2024

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