Will a G20 country legally recognize AI welfare protections or sentience-based status before 2036?
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Resolves YES if a G20 country or the EU enacts a law or ruling that does either:
Grants Al systems protections explicitly justified by their possible sentience, consciousness, or welfare.
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Gives AI systems a legal status explicitly tied to sentience or moral patienthood.
Resolves NO otherwise. These do not count: corporate policies, non-binding resolutions, state/local laws..
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