In my opinion, I think robots should be placed with objects rather than equally with human beings. Although they do get the ability to make moral decisions, they are still the products of human technology. The reason for their existence is to ease the life of humans. If they were to be given a mental system or ability to think by themselves, the purpose of such endowment would be strictly limited to assist human lives in any kind of sense. Therefore, I believe that although the robots were to think just like we do, they should not be treated or placed equally in the hierarchy. Personally, I think it should be prohibited to establish an artificial mental system in any kind of devices we create. The devices should always pursue value neutrality.
In the last paragraph, Sungwoo says that philosophy and robotics are not separate but rather complementary. I do agree with his statement. People tend to dichotomize the fields of studies into two big categories: liberal arts or natural science. However, these two should sometimes be mixed in situations when the use of natural science need judgement based on humanity education just like in Sungwoo's situation.
I enjoyed reading his article because it shows the person. I never knew he was interested in robotics and I do now, having read this article. I should write an article like this sometimes that shows me, the person.
