Moral patient / moral status

A being whose interests we're morally obligated to weigh for its own sake. Having "moral status" means you can be wronged. The concept is distinct from moral agency ??? being responsible for one's own actions.

Why it matters to the rights debate

The core of the central question: could an AI ever be a moral patient ??? something that can be wronged ??? even if it's not a person in the legal sense?

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