Actually Scott,
I suspect the real issue is not why would someone wanna pass as a
robot. Possibly there is an issue of why a robot would want to
pass as a human. It's the civil rights issue. "When is X sentient?"
"Wehn is Y _sapient_?"
Additionally, if I know I am able to (and can afford to) become "human"
again by regeneration - why not become mostly robot to experience or
perform something of which I'm otherwise incapable? Visit Jupiter for
instance.
Well that gets us to, .. why not just do it virtually and let an automaton
take all the risks? If we can build an automaton that's capable of holding
my awareness well enough without being sentient in and of itself...
:=)
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