» robot research http://www.lokitimes.com Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:30:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Robots On Facebook http://www.lokitimes.com/2009/05/05/robots-on-facebook/ http://www.lokitimes.com/2009/05/05/robots-on-facebook/#comments Tue, 05 May 2009 16:41:44 +0000 The Loki Man http://www.lokitimes.com/?p=599 roboA major breakthrough in human/robot relationships arrives as Facebook allows one of its first robot members.  Read more here.

Robot twitterati could be next.

Social media users worry they will not be able to discern between their “human” and “robot” friends.  Jackie Topovowitz from the organization Anti-Android Research & Development Team (AARDT) said, “We cannot blur the line any more between man and machine.  The simple fact is, robots should be taught to be subservient to humans.  Allowing them to interact with people on social networks puts us on equal footing, and we cannot let that happen.”

Members of the group Robots Deserve Rights 2, (RDR2), say the comments made be AARDT are robo-racist.  Jeffrey Gottchalk said, “we welcome robots to online social networks with open arms.  This is a positive step forward in robot rights.”

What do you think?  Do robots have a fundamental right to social media?

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