I ran across this article today where scientist in Switzerland claim they will have developed a “Electronic Human Brain” within the next 10 years.
The article is titled “Are we on the brink of creating a computer with a human brain?” and can be found here : http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1205677/Are-brink-creating-human-brain.html
My immediate thoughts are of ethics, morals, and consequence. Is it ethical or moral to create such a thing? What would happen if you tried to destroy it? Would the ACLU chime in and say you can’t? (The Measure of a Man (Star Trek: The Next Generation (Episode 35)))
Would it be considered a thing if it began its own thought process? Would that not lead to it becoming a being with rights?
Would this lead to creation of “bodies” for the brains to inhabit? Or would it lead to “SCIFI Robotics”
Thoughts/comments?