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Slaves and Robots

February 20, 2013 by Carl Pettit 9 Comments

If we invent a machine with a personality and desires, does it deserve freedom?

Filed Under: Ethics & Values, Freedom, Historical Perspectives on Goodness, Root Down, The Good Life Tagged With: apocalypse, artificial intelligence, caste systems, consciousness, cyborgs, dangerous work, debt, developing world, employment, equality, ethics, Future, history, history of slavery, human rights, I Robot, illegal immigrants, indentured servitude, intelligence, Isaac Asimov, labor, migrant workers, modern slavery, morals, oppressed workers, philosophy, predictions, robots, science fiction, sentience, slavery, social justice, star wars, Sterling Archer, Technology, Terminator, The Matrix, trafficked labor, trafficked workers, undocumented workers, unmanned drones, virtual enslavement

Chance of a Lifetime

November 2, 2012 by Justin Cascio 2 Comments

Omaze founders Matt Pohlson and Ryan Cummins are saving the world by creating memorable experiences.

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The Endless Emergency of Poverty

May 23, 2012 by Seth Godin

Seth Godin talks of patient capital, markets that work, and how an infinite increase in income or productivity can change everything.

Filed Under: Business Ethics, Featured Content Tagged With: Acumen, business ethics, cycle of poverty, developing world, economics, Entrepreneurs, Funding, marketers, patient capital, poverty, Seth Godin, Subsistence income, Tanzania

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