This is a great question. I was put under for a surgery at one point. I was effectively "dead" from my perspective during the duration of the surgery in that no time seemed to have passed between when I was put under and when I came t. My consciousness was "off" in a way that is not when merely sleeping. It seems like this is a parallel for unplugging an AI, but then you have the problem of the AI losing whatever is in RAM.
The non-humanness of an AI might slow the realization that creating an AI should probably embody the same responsibilities as having a child.
The non-humanness of an AI might slow the realization that creating an AI should probably embody the same responsibilities as having a child.