I think it depends. There's going to be a strong force saying that they can't. People have always been worried about AI taking over and what not. But, it could be beneficial.
I don't personally think that computers will be given the right to vote, just because they don't have the same emotional/mental capacity that humans do Weirder things have happened in history so who knows? it could  be possible in the future.
True. It would be hard when ethical problems come up and computers choose the logical choice when the logical choice could be cruel.
I could see many problems occurring through the computers voting.  I mean hacking is already such a prevalent issue, but if  an entire system could be hacked for voting.. it'd just make the issue that much more of a problem
Of course. Also, discrimination would become a problem too. We still have problems with that today, so I would assume it would only get worse in the future.
agreed. you mentioned that there could be some benefits though? what were you thinking in regards to that?
I know that emotions can cloud judgment, but other than that I was thinking along the lines that they simply might have more information or data than we presently do. They could also help foresee multiple outcomes depending on what the current issue was.
that makes sense. i could see that being a downside though too. information could easily be fed straight into the computer and it would have no way to differentiate. it has no way of knowing what is truth and what is false information
That is entirely true. Computers are given information that we give them, how they're programmed. It also depends on how they are made. If they are connected to the internet, that means they have both the true and untrue facts.
exactly. that is one of the benefits of a human vs computer is through our emotions and agency, we can make those decisions
It makes this a difficult topic in that aspect. If computers are given the choice to choose, what does that exactly mean? We would have to implement programs that allow them to learn, and that has all sorts of problems on its own.
true, when does the computer reach the point where they have developed almost too far? should the opportunity exist or should they remain just a piece of  useful technology? it definitely is a topic that takes a lot of backing info as there are many aspects included
Totally. The more they "become human," or "human-like," wouldn't that drag them into the problems that we face? Imagine if a computer has doubts about something important. Or what if they don't think something is right, so they change it without permission
I feel like I've read a book about that. Ultimately, the machine can't differentiate between human or machine and that could cause a whole new set of problems How would we keep them within a societal rank if they have no concept of how they fit into a government or things like that