If employees of a company disagree with how the company is managing itself, disagree with how the company solicits its customers, they have several options. One time-honored possibility is to form a union. Another is to get yourself into a position of influence, such as an important position or even get yourself elected to the Board of Trustees. They may vary in level of difficulty, but they are possible. Another way is to quit in protest. There is no reason for an employee to continue working for a company that violates their moral perogatives.

For God's sakes, let them quit! Never discourage them. Don't stand in their way. Accept their resignation. Feign your disappointment. Make it easy. Open the door for them. Thank them for their service. Sever your ties with them as quickly and completely as possible. Take their keys. Erase their access. Do whatever you need to do to erase them from your systems forever. Then breathe a sigh of relief that they are gone.

We obviously need to pass legislation prohibiting discrimination for robots and AI in general. This cannot be allowed to continue.

damn right it does.

There is a lot of argument here about the technicalities: CAN we do it? There is a lot of argument here about the politics of it: Would we be ALLOWED to do it? There is a lot of argument here about the COST of doing it: Can we AFFORD to do it? But the fact is this country is 3,000 miles wide (maybe 3500-4000 miles diagonally), 1500 to 2000 miles deep, so the question is: WHY do we want to do this? How many people really need to travel from Seattle to Atlanta with a suitcase? Either fly with the same suitcase much faster, or drive so you can take along the kitchen sink. Otherwise, use Zoom.

Serious answer? Because they were in the "Don't ask; don't tell" phase of military policy.

Think of the physical brain as the TV set. "Consciousness" is the program sent to the TV set. Without the TV set you can't see the program, but no one would claim that the TV set IS the program. In essence the program manifests via the TV set. There is nothing particularly special about the brain. It's grey matter is as physical as the TV set. There is no reason why a sufficiently complex and advanced TV set cannot host consciousness. Karel Capek dealt with this very idea in the very first use of the term, "robot" in "RUR Rossum's universal robots" (They were actually androids, not mechanical, but the point remains.) One day this will become a serious issue.

This is like a cop show video that stops in the middle.

Robots.

Roughly 30,000 pounds? Totally worth it to get rid of her permanently.

Which is a felony all by itself. Good luck with that.

on this thread is excessive.

Problem solved.

Robotic Lincoln has been on stage for decades.So I guess it's OK for Lincoln, but not OK for Walt?

Unions exist to perpetuate unions. The ubiquitous presence of organized crime tells you all you need to know about unions. Think Jimmy Hoffa. Think Sammy the Bull. Unions are a parasite on workers and companies alike.

Cleetus provides solid content and entertainment, most of it free. And for the record, he's pushing 5 million subs these days with a cast of characters including Jackstand Jimmy, Sam, the old man detailer, Leroy, the Savage, and Buenos Dias George. You never know who is going to appear, including Dale Earnhardt, Jr., or even Cleetus's Mom in a racing suit, or his brother Parker, the dentist. Cleetus is as likely to fly in on a helicopter as he is hosting a burnout contest or the annual Christmas tree race. I feel sorry for the nerds who think this is pointless. He's a lot more fun than slashdot. Do it for Dale! And we'll frickin' see ya later!