Are Robots Human?

31 Jul.,2025

The answer to whether robots are human will have different consequences at the legal level. Many people do not take this question seriously now, but we will definitely face it in the future.

 

Are robots human?

The answer to whether robots are human will have different consequences at the legal level. Many people do not take this question seriously now, but we will definitely face it in the future. For example, you are a judge and need to make a judgment on a case in which a natural person damages a robot. If you think that robots are human, then you determine that the natural person is guilty of murder; if you think that robots are not human, then you determine that the natural person is guilty of property damage. There is a world of difference in the sentencing of these two crimes in criminal law: judges will not consider the age, gender, race, ethnicity, occupation and social status of the victim when sentencing for murder; but judges must consider the value of the damaged property when sentencing for property damage. The criminal laws of many countries stipulate that the damaged property will constitute a crime only when it reaches a certain value. Now, do you think robots are human?

YES

NO