Android given Saudi citizenship has more rights than
women
The
news of Sophia the robot being granted Saudi citizenship has appeared quite a
time ago. Since then I have been thinking about it. It seems my doubts are
quite similar to those who spoke out on the subject. Many Saudi women are upset
because Sophia is the only “woman” who doesn’t have to wear a headscarf. She
also doesn’t need any consent from her mahram to go out or travel. That’s a lot
more than Saudi women are entitled to. The same goes for people who want Saudi
citizenship. It is very difficult to obtain, and Sophia got it only because she
is a very expensive piece of machinery.
To
me this situation is beyond my understanding. How can people out of their own
free will consider a robot a person? What is more, give more rights to this “person”
than any living woman has? This will definitely lead to some tragedy in the
future. It might not be the same as in “Terminator” but the moral dilemma has
already been born. Now we have to cope with it.
Sources:
Apparently, Saudi Arabia is becoming more liberal under its new king: women are now allowed to drive on their own and they do not have to accompanied by a man in public. True revolution, isn't it?
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