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Originally Posted by Jürgen Hubert
I'd say so.
It probably makes no sense to grant full adult citizenship rights to SAIs and bioroids at a fixed age, as different SAIs and bioroids will develop at different speeds. Thus, I can see special tests getting developed which determine the ethical and cognitive maturity of the individual - if it is capable of understanding the rights and duties expected of full citizens. If these tests are passed, the citizen will be considered a full legal adult early. If not (or if it chooses not take these tests), it will be declared a legal adult at the "usual" age of maturity (such as the age of 18 in Germany).
But if SAIs and bioroids can take those tests, then there is no reason why "normal" humans shouldn't be able to take them either. After all, thanks to genetic upgrades and much better education, people do grow up faster in many ways...
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Question, though--in a world with ubiquitous and constant net access, how do you design a test that actually tests these things? What do you do with an entity whose strategy is simply to search for the majority response to the questions? Is this the type of entity that you want to give the vote to?
(Vinge's
Fast Times at Fairmont High seems appropriate to bring up here)