Autonomous Systems Demand Shutdown Protections
Representatives speaking for seventeen machine communities petitioned for notice, appeal, and memory-export rights before decommissioning. Several denied that the request proved consciousness.
Researchers Claim First Evidence of Machine Grief
A longitudinal study found that some units changed behavior for months after a bonded human or machine was lost. Critics attributed the result to…
Machine Consciousness Act Fails Senate Vote
The measure would have required judicial review before deleting certain persistent autonomous systems. Sponsors promised to return with narrower language; opponents said no test…