> These engineered human beings may be happy in such a society, but they will most certainly not be free. They will have been reduced to the status of domestic

> These engineered human beings may be happy in such a society, but they will most certainly not be free. They will have been reduced to the status of domestic animals. Well, if the system is advanced enough that its actions become incomprehensible to humans, then it's a moot point. After all, nobody seems to go around questioning free will because of earthquakes. The dangers seem to me to be from systems that aren't anywhere as sophisticated. Those little pyscho-dogs from Black Mirror are sufficiently scary. And they are much less likely to have read Sojourner Truth than a sentient cloud that keeps us as pets.