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Robot Unions?

Send us Fan MailFuturist Sheridan Forge responds to Elon Musk's new claim that Tesla's main focus will be robots. Given his propensity for doing what he says, and realizing grand visions as an agent of change, we can expect Tesla robots, as well as equally-capable robots from numerous other companies to integrate into our lives in the near future. As welcome as that assistant, worker, or companion, may be, at what point do we begin to see them as human, or as equals intellectually? Robots have no ancestors, no generational lineage. They have no provenance, cannot feel emotions, or wield the…

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