Can We Have Moral Status for Robots on the Cheap?

Should artificial agents (such as robots) be granted moral status? This seems like an important question to resolve, given that we will encounter a growing number of increasingly sophisticated in the not too distant future. However, many think before can even start tackle questions about status agents, first need solve tricky issues philosophy mind. After all, most orthodox views imply only entities with mental life are eligible for status. But, whether unfamiliar entity agent has raises controversial Given this, one might hope resolve robots via “minimalist” give sufficient conditions granting know satisfied without knowing paper argues should pessimistic prospects minimalist avoiding mind, by arguing plausible if combined assumptions