Ethical Issues- “Robots Should Be Slaves”

Description

Write a well-organized coherent 800 word essay on the following topic. The essay should include specific quotations from Bryson’s article. Your opening paragraph should make clear what you plan to discuss, and your body paragraphs should develop the ideas that you set out in the introduction. You should end with a conclusion that ties the ideas together.

Your essay will be graded holistically, according to the complexity and focus of your claim, the relevance and analysis of your support, the logical organization of your ideas, the clarity of your paragraphs, and your attention to the conventions of Standard American English.

TOPIC:

In her article “Robots should be Slaves” Joanna Bryson argues that robots should be treated as slaves not as companions. The following paragraph asks you to consider an opposing argument.

Scientists at the Computer Science and AI Laboratories at MIT used machine learning and language approaches to train a robot arm to cooperate with humans on tasks. Do you think robots should be trained to use language to work cooperatively, as companions, with humans? If so, do you think robots can and should have rights?

Your essay should clearly state your opinion on whether or not you think robots should be programmed to operate as peer companions or as slaves.