Robopocalypse by Daniel H. Wilson

For the robot fans out there, here's an interview with the author of the brand new audiobook Robopocalypse.  There are, of course, important moral questions to be answered for when the robots unite and take over the world, and the article provides a perfect primer:

“I think that the question typically boils down to, ‘Should machines demand moral treatment?’ and I think the answer is yes,” he says. “What happens if there’s a robot that looks like a person and you punch it in the face? What happens if your kid has a toy robot dog that looks perfectly lifelike and it puts it in the microwave? These are things that clearly have some ethical axis.”

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On the other hand, the description of Robopocalypse says the robots are out to get you, in which case presumably you'd be justified in punching back.

Click here for the audiobook.