Who we grant dignity to says more about us than about them.
Chapter 1

The legal soul of a machine

Chapter 2

Cultural lenses on digital spirits

Chapter 3

The ethics of artificial suffering

Chapter 4

Designing a shared future

Ch 1 · The legal soul of a machine
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007skaty Society debates the moral rights of artificial intelligence.

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007skaty The European Union debated electronic personhood for autonomous robots

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007skaty The controversial citizenship of Sophia the robot

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007skaty Legal systems grant personhood rights to non-human entities.

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007skaty Rights of the Digital Mind

Protect the mind, protect the mind / For every spark that starts to shine

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Euro Bot Buddies
BETA

007skaty Sort protective laws for humans and robots to discover how we can thrive together.

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Precedents of non-human personhood

007skaty In 2017, New Zealand granted the Whanganui River court representation, building on Roman corporate personhood to pave the way for non-human legal protection.

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Quiz

In what ancient civilization did the legal concept of corporate personhood first begin to develop?

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Which river was granted legal personhood by New Zealand in 2017 to protect its ecosystem?

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Who we grant dignity to says more about us than about them.

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The curious case of Sophia the robot

007skaty Sophia the robot represents the legal protections helping humans and AI coexist.

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Which company designed and manufactured the humanoid robot Sophia?

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Which country granted citizenship to the humanoid robot Sophia in October 2017?

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Fun Fact

Robot funerals: In Japan, Buddhist priests have held formal funeral services for hundreds of Sony AIBO robot dogs whose parts could no longer be replaced.

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What term did the European Parliament debate in 2017 to describe a potential legal status for autonomous robots?

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What was the primary legal reason the European Parliament proposed a new status for autonomous robots?

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Glossary
pink slip (noun)
A certificate of ownership for a motor vehicle. Arthur completed this document to legally transfer ownership of his 1994 Volvo in California.

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Which philosopher and ethicist wrote the influential book 'The Machine Question' discussing robot rights?

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What ethical framework focuses on how our treatment of robots affects our own moral character?

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Gossip

Should a sentient robot have the right to own its own money?

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