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Robot Rights

A mother and her six children were accused of killing a five-year-old boy in Savigny, France in 1457.

Who was accused of killing a five-year-old boy? A mother and her six children were accused of killing a five-year-old boy. Where and when did this happen? It happened in Savigny, France in 1457.

The mother and children were brought before a court to answer for their crimes. The mother was found guilty and sentenced to death by hanging, but her children were freed.

Was the mother found guilty? Yes, she was. The mother was found guilty and sentenced to death by hanging. How about her children? Were they found guilty? No, they weren’t found guilty. Her children were freed.

Although the six children had blood on them, no one had witnessed them attacking the 5-year-old boy.

What had the six children had on them? The six children had blood on them. And did someone witness them attacking the 5-year-old boy? No, no one had witnessed them attacking the 5-year-old boy.

It was a standard court case with villagers who had witnessed the crime, a defense attorney, prosecutors and a judge.

Was it a standard court case? Yes, it was a standard court case. And who was the court case with? The court case was with villagers who had witnessed the crime, a defense attorney, prosecutors and a judge.

The only unusual thing was that the mother who was sentenced to death was a pig, and her six children were piglets.

Was the mother who was sentenced to death a French woman? No, she wasn’t a French woman. The mother who was sentenced to death was a pig. And so what were her six children? Her six children were piglets.

By modern standards, bringing an animal to court sounds ridiculous, but in the Middle Ages in Europe, it was not uncommon.

By modern standards, how does bringing an animal to court sound? By modern standards, bringing an animal to court sounds ridiculous. Was it uncommon in the Middle Ages in Europe? No, bringing an animal to court was not uncommon in Europe in the Middle Ages.

There are records of pigs, horses, dogs, cows, and goats being judged in court for crimes. Today, if an animal were to kill a human, the animal would probably be put down, but there would be no trial.

Today, if an animal were to kill a human, what would probably happen? Today, if an animal were to kill a human, the animal would probably be put down. And would there be a trial? No, of course not. There would definitely be no trial.

To judge an animal by human standards requires the belief that animals have the same level of free will and the same sense of morality that humans do.

What does to judge an animal by human standards require? To judge an animal by human standards requires the belief that animals have the same level of free will and the same sense of morality that humans do. Do you think animals have the same level of free will and the same sense of morality that humans do?

That is exactly how some medieval Europeans saw things. In the case of the six piglets that were set free, the judge said that they were too young to make correct moral choices.

What did the judge say about the six piglets that were set free? The judge said that they were too young to make correct moral choices.

Furthermore, their law-breaking mother had been a poor role model to them.

Had their law-breaking mother been a good role model to the piglets? No, she hadn’t been a good role model to the piglets. Their law-breaking mother had been a poor role model.

While the days of treating animals like people are long gone, some people are suggesting that we should start treating robots as people.

Are some people suggesting that we should start treating people as robots? No, some are not suggesting that we should start treating people as robots. They are suggesting that we should start treating robots as people.

Currently, robots are considered inanimate objects that are the property of humans.

Currently, what are robots considered to be? Currently, robots are considered inanimate objects that are the property of humans.

In a future where robots may one day become intelligent, we might have to rethink this. A committee of the European parliament is discussing plans to treat robots as “electronic persons.”

What is a committee of the European parliament discussing plans to do? A committee of the European parliament is discussing plans to treat robots as “electronic persons.”

Some of their proposals include giving robots the right to own and trade money, copyright their creations, and force their owners to pay into a pension.

Does one of their proposals include giving robots the right to own and trade money? Yes, it does. One of their proposals includes giving robots the right to own and trade money. What do some of their other proposals include? Some of their other proposals include giving robots the right to copyright their creations and force their owners to pay into a pension.

What do you think? Is robot rights a modern day version of medieval pigs on trial, or is artificial intelligence really on the horizon?