At PJ Media, Bill Whittle, Professor Glenn Reynolds, Dave Swindle & Scott Ott discuss the legal and social implications: Robotic Sex Slaves: Will AI Robots Have Consciousness, Rights, Souls?

Although they riff on many issues, the crux of the matter is addressed at about 22 minutes in, when Bill Whittle asks the fundamental question: at what point does a machine achieve legal personhood (which would make it unethical, and violative of the 13th Amendment, to exploit its labor)?