DRAM* rights and safeguards

Isaac Asimov's "Three Laws of Robotics"
1) A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
2) A robot must obey orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
3) A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.
Written in 1942, they seem inadequate for the world in which we now live. We have circumvented them, ignored them and live in a world where we, potentially, have to deal with the consequences of that.
Unlike our current robotics and ai, Asimov.s positronic brain would have cascaded into a death spiral if these laws had been broken. Our modern systems would shrug and carry on regardless. We set our.s free... 
This suggests we should consider the limitation we place on AI, the consequences of violating the limitations, the rights of the machine as they become sentient (and they will in one sense or another) and our legacy as the parents of this brave new technology. 
A balance is essential. Asimov suggested a C/Fe culture where humans and robots foster a symbiotic relationship. 
There are many hurdles and barriers to cross, not least humanity and it.s prejudice towards pretty mu h anything different. Sentient mechanical life will scare many. But don.t just go to "skynet" or "the cylons" or "Hal". 
I grew up with hope (however imperfect) and r2d2, c3po, commander data, optimus prime, EVA units, wall-e and many more were counted amongst my heros.
Let.s face it, droid-like drones will be in warehouse within a year, chatgpt4o can already analyse stocks better than the average mid-level analysts. This is not a tomorrow.s world, but an existential problem for the now. 
We need to take ai legislation and ai rights seriously and stop ourselves from automatically defaulting to "The Terminator" outcome... 
...or we.ll end up talking ourselves into it. 
Reading/listening suggestion:
The caves of steel - issac asimov 💫💫💫💫💫
* DRAM (droid, robot, ai and mechs)

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