Creating Sapient Technology and Cyborg Rights Should Happen Soon | Opinion
citizenship, laboratory-grown brains, and virtual intelligences expressing emotions may sound like the stuff of fiction, but they are quickly becoming tangible realities.
Futurists and technologists are working to draft bills of rights that will guide us through this transformative era, hoping to prevent moral and civil rights dilemmas that could arise within little more than a decade.Over the past half-century, the microprocessor's capacity has doubled approximately every 18-24 months, and some experts predict that by 2030, machine intelligence could surpass human capabilities.
The question then arises: When machines reach human-level intelligence, should they be granted protection and rights? Will they desire and perhaps even demand such rights?Beyond advancements in microprocessors, we're witnessing breakthroughs in genetic editing, stem cells, and 3D bioprinting, all which also hold the potential to help create cyborg entities displaying consciousness and intelligence.
Notably, Yale University's experiments stimulating dead pig brains have ignited debates in the animal rights realm, raising questions about the ethical implications of reviving consciousness.Amid these emerging scientific frontiers, a void in ethical guidelines exists, akin to the Wild West of the impending cyborg age.
