Should Robots Have Rights? With Rob Sparrow

Rob Sparrow is a Professor at Monash University, focusing on the ethics of new technologies and artificial intelligence. In this enlightening conversation, he debates whether it’s ethically wrong to destroy a sentient AI or torture a robot that exhibits signs of suffering. The discussion navigates how AI appearance shapes our emotional responses and moral intuitions, while also probing the moral implications of human-robot relationships. Sparrow challenges our notions of identity and consciousness, pushing us to reconsider our responsibilities toward intelligent machines.