Machine not person unless society says so
A machine or individual isn't a person until society collectively declares it one. This requires the machine to have a gender, flesh-and-blood body, ability to feel pain etc. If a machine lacks any of these it won't be treated as a person.

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Dwight Van De Vate Jr, 1971.

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Artificial Intelligence »Artificial Intelligence
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Can computers think? [1] »Can computers think? [1]
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No: computers can't be persons »No: computers can't be persons
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Machine not person unless society says so
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Personhood requires reciprocity of social behaviour »Personhood requires reciprocity of social behaviour
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Imitation Game »Imitation Game
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