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The text explores the philosophical and ethical boundaries between humans and machines, questioning the definitions of consciousness and free will in the context of robot rights. It also critiques arbitrary "red lines" in genetic engineering, arguing that distinctions in bioethics are often inconsistent and that technologies like germline manipulation offer practical benefits that outweigh traditional prohibitions.
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NIH BRAIN Initiative
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"The line between human and machines blurs, both because machines become more humanlike and humans become more machine-like"Source
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"What is the appeal of free will anyway? Historically it gave us a way to assign blame"Source
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"If humans (of any sort) convincingly claim to experience consciousness... should we deny them rights because their hypothetical qualia are hypothetically different from ours?"Source
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