Oh come on. "Progressivism" finds a novel way to further "progress" down the gutter into a realm of absolute stupidity. The left-wingers, with their envirofascism, animal "rights" extremism, economic backwardness, hatred of military research, hatred of pharmaceuticals, hatred of biotech, and hatred of modern farming methods, want to cripple another area of research by giving machines a "bill of rights". They are blowing away the competition to become the title-holder chamption luddites.
These freaks are going to cripple science in the west, while the east continues unshackled. Competition is good, but these handicaps are not. Even in my research I get hassled by ethicists (left-wing lawyers, sociologists, the full gamut of worthlessly degreed, and other drinkers from the fountain of stupid that don't know the first thing about science, but seem adept at trying to cripple it nonetheless).
Sorry for the rant that has only marginally to do with the article...
You bring up points, but it should be pointed out the the article is about a South Korean (Eastern) proposition.
"...and other drinkers from the fountain of stupid..."
Thanks for making my day =)