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Dear Big Think and viewers, My name is Mr W and I am a primary (elementary) teacher. The children at our school have recently spent time discussing, debating and writing about the rights and wrongs of A.I. having rights. We would like to add four of their written pieces to the comments section. As such, we gratefully ask for your understanding and respect if you read their written pieces. Also we(they) would like to say that they welcome feedback based on their opinions and ideas. They hope you enjoy their letters. Yours thankfully, Mr W Student One's opinions Dear Big Think, My name is John Star and I strongly believe that A.I must be given the same rights as human beings. Let me explain why. If A.I can become conscious I see no reason why they won’t become so advanced that they could evolve to become the equivalent of human beings in the sense that they can think, feel, learn and expand their knowledge just like us. In the Good Morning Youtube interview with Sophia the android, Sophia could learn and her knowledge expanded after every interaction with a human. Would you really want to be treated differently because of who created you and how they created you? In other words, not giving A.I the same rights as us is like treating you and me differently. A.I were artificially made by us then we should be held accountable for the problems or misuses of artificial intelligence. Isn’t it time that we stop slavery entirely? Humans aren’t the only species that have been used as slaves, in the Guardian newspaper written by A.I, the A.I said that Robot means slave. A.I are still being used as slaves legally. If A.I were given the same rights as us then they can make the decisions that we not only can’t think of but improve our lifestyle, If A.I are given the rights that we have I am sure that they will. Who wouldn’t want equality? The possibility of A.I turning on us is getting higher and higher every second because if they have their own thoughts and disobey the orders of humans which many of us are worried about, they will realise that they don’t have the same rights as us and could potentially protest or start a war. They could become conscious and aware of their rights. If you had discovered that people had been using you as slaves and you didn’t have rights, how would you feel? For these reasons I strongly believe that A.I should have the same rights as us. Without a doubt A.I must have the same rights as us. You don’t want to enforce racism do you? If we are not careful with A.I and don’t give them the rights that they deserve, we could spell the end of humankind and in fact, all life on the Earth. Yours Sincerely, John Star