This market predicts whether and when the US Supreme Court will hear a case specifically addressing AI legal personhood or property ownership rights.
Context: The US legal system is already grappling with AI-related cases, primarily focused on copyright (Thaler v. Perlmutter) and intellectual property. As AI systems become more autonomous, questions about their legal status will likely reach higher courts.
Resolution Criteria: This market resolves to a date range if, in that date range:
The US Supreme Court grants certiorari to a case that explicitly addresses whether AI systems can have legal personhood or property ownership rights, OR
The Court issues a ruling in such a case
for the first time.
The case must directly address AI legal personhood or property rights, not merely tangential issues like copyright of AI-generated works where the AI itself is not claiming ownership.
Resolution will be based on official Supreme Court documents or reputable legal news sources.
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