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That's a ridiculous interpretation of both letter and spirit. Killer robots are not people.
by dTal 8y ago
That's a ridiculous interpretation of both letter and spirit. Killer robots are not people.
- krapp 8y agoIt's a straightforward interpretation. At the very least, they count as "arms," just autonomous arms, which makes them necessary for a free state. Let's not twist the Founder's intent here, or underestimate their foresight. They thought very carefully about these issues, and understood that a government's monopoly on violence going unchecked by a disarmed populace inevitably leads to tyranny. Therefore, we must deploy an autonomous militia of killer robots programmed to enforce an Originalist interpretation of the Constitution with ruthless efficiency as soon as possible. The cause of Liberty demands no less.
- segfaultbuserr 8y agoI'm curious. Can you elaborate in which ways the Constitution permits its enforcement through "an autonomous militia of killer robots programmed to enforce an Originalist interpretation of the Constitution"? If people agree the Constitution should be enforced in this way, what are the necessary legislative, executive or judicial procedures to enable it?
- krapp 8y agoThe Second Amendment claims that the right to keep and bear arms is necessary for a free state, and that the Federal government cannot abridge this right. Autonomous, weaponized robots can be considered arms - certainly, their autonomy doesn't make them any less of an armament than a rifle or a handgun. Therefore, the right to keep and bear armed autonomous robots is necessary for a free state. >If people agree the Constitution should be enforced in this way, what are the necessary legislative, executive or judicial procedures to enable it? There are none. The Second Amendment already allows it, and provides the means to enable it - we build an army of killer robots and use them against the government should it try to abridge our right to deploy an army of killer robots against them. If Ben Franklin were alive, I think he would fully support it.
- fouc 8y agoThere are probably weight limits to directly bearing arms, I doubt most people could bear more than 60lbs for an extended period of time. Fortunately, we can work around that limit by making the armed autonomous robot also an exoskeleton that lets people bear the weight of the arm.
- dTal 8y agoOkay, you got me. I actually thought you were serious.
- CM30 8y agoDepends what you class as people. Is a sentient robot a person? Many philosophers have made the case it could be, and the definition there for person in that field is often not 'human' as much as 'anything with sentience/sapience/whatever'. So may it'd depend how smart the killer robot is and how capable they are of holding a conversation as well as attacking things.