Machines as Moral Patients We Shouldn't Care About (Yet): The Interests and Welfare of Current Machines

摘要

The creation of artificial consciousnesses raises a variety of philosophical challenges. From an ethical perspective, the creation of artificial consciousness raises serious issues as we develop consciousnesses that have the capacity for attitudes. However, current machines lack the capacities that would impose any moral restrictions on us. Until machines are developed that have a certain kind of consciousnesses, machines should not be considered moral patients.