oh dear : UK report says robots will have rights

[ratewhore]

I'll be 86 and too busy pissing into a bag stapped to my (replacement) hip to worry about it...

[BoredBloke]

What a load of w@nk. How much did this cost us to put together

"sponsored by Sir David King, the UK government’s chief scientist. The paper covering robots’ rights was written by a UK partnership of Outsights, the management consultancy, and Ipsos Mori, the opinion research organisation"

[DaveB]

I remember reading a Judge Dredd many years ago that featured a new Mega-City One craze called Botting. As all jobs had long ago been assigned to robots and humans freed from the toil of work to enjoy unlimited leisure time the only way people could get a job and therefore earn money was by disguising themselves as robots.

You heard it here first.

Domo Arigato, Mr Roboto...

[Captain Jack]

I remember reading a Judge Dredd many years ago that featured a new Mega-City One craze called Botting. As all jobs had long ago been assigned to robots and humans freed from the toil of work to enjoy unlimited leisure time the only way people could get a job and therefore earn money was by disguising themselves as robots.

You heard it here first.

[Spacecadet]

at least un-used robots could be switched off rather than claiming benefits for 5 years whilst looking for a suitable bending job.

Of course a simple arm upgrade could turn them into clampers, but that would be demeaning.

[Mailman]

You know it makes sense...especially when you consider that the pc brigade has managed to give rights to mass murderers and veil wearing jihadi's!

Mailman

[sappatz]

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/5ae9b434-8f8...0779e2340.html