Of such excuses, I would hope that "it's so smart and humanoid that we can't be liable" immediately segues into "then isn't your relationship illegal slavery?"
Not because I think these systems are people, but because it's the kind of harsh rebuttal that's needed.
Something somewhere tells me when the moment comes all of those AI companies will try to play the Chewbacca Defense.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chewbacca_defense
Of such excuses, I would hope that "it's so smart and humanoid that we can't be liable" immediately segues into "then isn't your relationship illegal slavery?"
Not because I think these systems are people, but because it's the kind of harsh rebuttal that's needed.