I like this article because it makes clear the ambiguity of ethics with respect to AIs and robots of the future (and this serves to correct people who assume that ethics is 'solved' and simply needs to be 'applied' to these technologies). It challenges the assumption that sentience, ethical status, or personhood ought automatically result in the granting of rights. "Although many believe that respecting robots should lead to granting them rights... Kim suggests that the Confucian alternative of assigning rites—or what he calls role obligations—to robots is more appropriate than giving robots rights. The concept of rights is often adversarial and competitive, and potential conflict between humans and robots is concerning." Short article with included video.
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