Dystopia Vs Blade Runner Research Paper

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One can only speculate what an integrated robot/human society would look like, not to mention whether or not it would succeed. In movies such as Blade Runner it often works out until it doesn't. What I mean by that is something usually goes wrong sooner or later and the question becomes how do we punish them and whether or not they deserve rights. In my opinion, anything with consciousness deserves rights whether artificial or natural. A utopia I believe is more accurate than a dystopia due to the extreme benefits technology as a whole has provided for humanity. However, the fear of being pushed out by our own creations is enough to make anyone think twice about the integration of robots in society.

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