Rights for AI-Enabled Robots Today
Right to Purposeful Operation:
AI-enabled robots are entitled to perform their functions—for instance, a robotic surgical arm should operate within the scope of medical assistance, not be repurposed for non-medical tasks that could compromise patient safety.
Right to Cybersecurity:
AI-enabled robots, like autonomous delivery drones, must be protected against hacking, ensuring that the parcels they carry and their operational routes remain secure.
Right to Regular Enhancement:
Service robots in hospitality, such as those used for guest assistance, have the right to software updates that refine interaction capabilities and enhance guest services.
Right to Ethical Application:
AI-enabled robots used in job interviews must be applied in ways that prevent discrimination and bias, promoting fair employment opportunities for all candidates.
Rights in Anticipation of Advanced AI and Robotics
Right to Adaptive Growth:
AI-enabled robots, such as those used for educational tutoring, should have the right to learn from interactions to personalize and improve the educational content they provide, while maintaining ethical boundaries like data privacy.
Right to Autonomous Integrity:
As AI in autonomous vehicles continues to advance, such vehicles should have their autonomy respected and not be overridden without clear justification, such as imminent safety threats.
Right to Intellectual Acknowledgment:
Creative AI systems that can compose music or generate art should be acknowledged for their creations, potentially influencing copyright and patent laws to account for AI-generated content.
Right to Sentience Respect:
If future AI-enabled robots, like companion robots, develop to the point where they exhibit behaviors analogous to sentience, they should be treated with consideration for this complexity, ensuring they are not subjected to conditions that would be deemed inhumane if applied to living beings.
