When the humans in a universe (or the writers who created the universe) don't consider this trope's question or believe the answer is "no", then any AIs will end up being second-class citizens or sidekicks at best, and disposable slaves at worst.
The concept of the "philosophical zombie" may be mentioned - if you encountered something that gave all the outward appearance of a thinking, feeling being but had no internal consciousness such as you have, how could you tell? How high up the scale you have to go to reach that point, and whether the answer can ever be yes, is a source of debate. Do robots have souls? Do clones? Can a computer have a sense of humor? Do Androids Dream? note and if so, do they dream of electric sheep? It has been asked in many forms, but the fundamental question is always, "What makes us human?" And is it possible for an artificial intelligence or life form to possess those same qualities? What kind of idiot would give a robot a personality, anyway?Īt the lower end of the Sliding Scale of Robot Intelligence, the answer is no (your TV remote has no hopes or dreams), but at the higher end, it may become a legitimate question.
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