what kind of persons are bio-electronic humans?
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What Kind of Persons Are Bio-Electronic Humans?
Martine RothblattMartine4@gmail.com
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LIFE IS ORGANIZED, EXCHANGES MATTER/ENERGY, RESPONDS TO STIMULI,
REPRODUCES, DEVELOPS & ADAPTSBiology = LIFE Implemented ViaA Program TransferredWith Molecules (e.g. DNA)
Vitology = LIFE Implemented ViaProgram Transferred WithElectronics (e.g. Binary Code)(Thank you Lady Ada)
AnyEthical
Difference?
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“Transbemans” Self-Identify As Bio-Electronic Humans in Transition
Biological Life = Organization Specified by Chemical Codes, Such as DNA/RNA
Vitological Life =OrganizationSpecified byElectronic Codes, Such As Binary
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Transition Continuum From Fleshware to Software
DependentOn IT/Electronics
DependentOn Biology
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+ -
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Transbemans Believe Substrate Per Se Irrelevant to Humanness
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In Other Words, Transbemans Want, But Might Not Be Entitled, To Human Rights
Definition of Life Can Include Electronic Beings Definition of Human Goes Beyond Flesh
Bio-Electronic Beings Can Feel Quite Human, Especially In Transition
But Society May Not Yet Appreciate The Logic
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Corporate Personhood Spans A Range of Concepts
Corporations have commercial and criminal legal personalities
Corporations have some constitutional and human rights
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Separation of Creators from Corporation is Hallmark of Corporate Personhood
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Corporate Personhood for Transbemans May Limit Their Creator’s Liability
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Is Victor Frankenstein Responsible for His Monster?
Generally NO if Monster has corporate personhood
Generally YES, if Monster lacks corporate personhood
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Should Lt. Cdr. Data Be Allowed to Vote?
Not if he just has corporate personhood
Yes, if he has natural or other juridical personhood, with or without corporate personhood
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Pros & Cons of Typical Corporate Personhood
Critical Factor Advantages Disadvantages
Secure Society Single Point of Accountability
Humans Reckless in Groupings
Happy Society Grouped Humans Contribute to Welfare
Humans Can Fill Trounced by Heartless Corps
Evolving Society Liability Protection Encourages Risk-Taking
Interests of Corps Not Same as the Species
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Pros & Cons Applied to a Transbeman (Society View)
Advantages Disadvantages
Secure Society More Focused Legal Controls on Transbemans
Creators Can Escape Liability
Happy Society Less Likelihood of Transbeman Agitation
Might Help Unhumans Get Dominant
Evolving Society Encourages Consciousness Extensions
Undermines Tried & True DNA-Based Life
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Pros & Cons From Transbeman’s View
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The Ethical Conundrum
2. Corporations Don’t Value Anything, Only Their Individuals Can Feel Value
1. We Award Rights to Individuals Who Value Them
3. Ergo, Transbemans Who Value Human Rights Deserve Constitutional Personhood; Other Transbemans Deserve Corporate Personhood for Their Creators’ Interests
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A New Type of Personhood: Turing Meets Freud Meets Christine
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The Transbeman Real-Life Test
• Turing: If a machine convinces a human the machine is human, then the machine is equivalent to being human
• Freud: A person’s underlying nature can be discerned from psycho-therapy
• Christine: A biological male v. female reality can be legally changed on birth certificate, and with phenotype surgery, if after a year of therapy two psychologists agree the biological doesn’t match the mental nature
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Let Shrinks Decide if a Transbeman Lacking Personhood Is Human Psyche Equivalent
One Year “RealLife Test”:Weekly Sessions;
Two Certified Psychologists In Agreement
Letter to Authorities
Judge Orders Birth Certificate Issued
Transbeman Gets Natural Born Citizenship by Court Order
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Two Ways Forward for Transbeman Personhood
Start the Transbeman with Corporate Personhood, Unless They Already Have Constitutional Personhood
Use “Real-Life Test” Route for Issuance of Birth Certificates (or Equivalents) for Transbemans that Desire Constitutional Personhood
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Basically, Each New Transbeman Is Like an Immigrant
Let Those That Arrive Live, Work, Save &Have Some Due Process Rights
Let Those ThatWant & WarrantCitizenship, ViaReal-Life Test,Have It & Full Due Process Rights
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A Few Legal Quirks Not Hard to Resolve
• States Create Corporate Personhood, But Citizenship Rules Are Federalized
• States Handle Birth Certificates, But Immigration is Federalized
Diverse State Approaches to Transbeman Rights Is a Strength of the US System
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Critical Path Elements
Demonstrate Cyber-Consciousness
Develop Cyber-Psychology Certification
Get Judges to Agree & Set Legal Precedent
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