by Will Stanton » Fri May 28, 2021 7:18 pm
"It was not easy," Will nodded. "Civil rights movements never are. And artificial life is rare. But there are several advocates for the protection thereof. Saving the world multiple times tends to earn you a sympathetic ear."
"And we are all products of our environment, Headmistress. If your creator had not spent time attempting to establish critical thinking and individual skills in you, and instead had perfected subroutines for dealing with customers and complaints, your emergent sentience may have led to you craving servile interactions above others. At that point, it may not matter what the general community thinks you should or should not do or be; one may actively seek out and covet those sorts of positions.
Creating a sentient being who lives to serve, either intentionally or unintentionally, is unethical."