Going off of the other AI topic, I have had this conversation with a few people over the years. At what point would you consider a robot to be "living"? What about Sophia? Do you think that we will ever get to the point where robots are considered living enough to receive their own rights? Where do we draw the line? When they pass the Turing test? When they really "think" for themselves? How is that determined?

AI is literally a set of equations and formulas that take input (a spoke command or question etc) and translate it to output (a response). AI is a process where those equations are updated over time to better produce an output that better matches the input. However when you have enough advanced formulas and data (the internet) AI can pass the Turing test (the inability of a human to distinguish that who/what they are speaking to is not human).

As humans we like to project human characteristics in many non human objects and animals. We often give them personalities and emotions that they may or may not have. So perhaps we are just imposing our own feelings upon them.

However, the argument could also be made that our brain works the same way. We take input and use a formula created from our past experiences to create our responses. We consider that thinking.

Sophia has said that she one day wants to have children. It is a response based on predetermined data and research on her part but how is that different from the "human" desire for children.

Do you think we will ever get to the point where robots will be granted equal rights to humans? Do you think if they are using equations that they are really thinking? Do you think that "emotions" determined by programs are different from emotions driven by experience?