Ethicists, policy-makers, and the general public have questioned whether artificial entities
such as robots warrant rights or other forms of moral consideration. There is little synthesis of …

This paper argues that the field of artificial intelligence (AI) ethics needs to give more
attention to the values and interests of nonhumans such as other biological species and the …

Proponents of welcoming robots into the moral circle have presented various approaches to
moral patiency under which determining the moral status of robots seems possible …

This paper addresses the following question:“Should violence against robots be banned?”
Such a question is usually associated with a query concerning the moral status of robots. If …

Abstract The Fourth Industrial Revolution has been pedestalized as the greatest leap of
human intellect. 4IR does not hide the serious destruction to traditional approaches to the …

Science fiction has explored the possibility of a conscious self-aware mind being locked in
silent suffering for prolonged periods of time. Unfortunately, we still do not have a reliable …

This article presents a posthumanist analysis of Alex Garland's 2014 movie Ex Machina with
a specific focus on how the story, plot and style present posthumanist themes. The central …

People hold different perceptions about whether artificial intelligence (AI) can feel
distressed. Such perceptions are based on their existing belief systems built upon acquired …