When asked the question what does it mean to be a person Dr. Anne Foerst states “When you look at critiques against AI and against the creation of humanoid machines, one of the things which always comes up is “they lack soul”. That’s the more religious terminology. The more secular terminology is “they lack consciousness.” What does Dr. Anne Foerst mean when she says “they lack soul”? Soul is what makes a certain individual unique in ways that a robot will not be able to be programmed. As well as not having a conscious is another factor of why a robot cannot be a human. Having a conscious allows humans to think under strenuous circumstances and make reasonable choices. Robots will not be to able acquire this ability so making tough decisions
