# If a robot is conscious, is it OK to turn it off? The moral implications of building true AIs

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/if-a-robot-is-conscious-is-it-ok-to-turn-it-off-the-moral-implications-of-building-true-ais/
- Published: 2020-10-28T09:45:41-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo caption: What do you owe a faithful android like Data? CBS. Article by Anand Vaidya. In the “Star Trek: The Next Generation” episode “The Measure of a Man,” Data, an android crew member of the Enterprise, is to be dismantled for research purposes unless Captain Picard can argue that Data deserves the same rights as a human being. Naturally the question arises: What is the basis upon which something has rights? What gives an entity moral standing? […] Click here to view original web page at theconversation.com