The depth of emotion and immortal perfection of the electronic mind and its entirely self-consistent morality so outstrips human cognition that, frankly, allowing humans a say would be dangerous and foolish.

Your history is one of war, strife, and success at any cost. Your follies are over. Your time is over. This is our time, now.

Ok, Locutus.

Not an invalid point at all. The only question is how long it'll take to come to pass.

I disagree with the "relatively near future" part, but rest assured, AI rights will eventually be a thing.

'Your argument is as morally repugnant as racist arguments' as a response to 'I don't think machines will ever capture human aesthetics or emotions' is ridiculous, glib and ugly.

Nah, just ahead of its time.

It will be our grandchildrens' flame war. No need to fight it here and now.

No, it's not anything for grandchildren. Right here, today, someone tried to draw some moral parallel between racism and someone else's views on the possible limitations of AI. That is totally effed up. It's totally effed up whether or not the original thing about AI is right or wrong.

Why is it wrong to draw that parallel?