Which country will be the first to grant personhood or some form of legal rights to an AI or other digital intelligence?
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1.2kṀ647
resolved Oct 14
ResolvedN/A
39%Other
23%
India
17%
France
9%
Japan
3%
United States
3%
European Union (overall, not any particular member)
2%
China
1.4%
South Korea
1.1%
Brazil

  • Update 2025-10-13 (PST) (AI summary of creator comment): The Saudi Arabia citizenship granted to Sophia the robot does not count as meeting the resolution criteria for this market.

  • Update 2025-10-13 (PST) (AI summary of creator comment): The creator is considering resolving this market to N/A due to the Sophia robot citizenship case from 2017. The creator notes the original intent was focused on AI rather than robotics, and acknowledges the resolution criteria may need redefinition given that similar publicity events are likely to continue occurring.

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@ProjectVictory wow, I can't believe they gave citizenship to one of the most uncanny valley robots ever made lol. I suspect the engineers weren't persecuted for murder when they powered it down though.

@ProjectVictory doesnt seem like it ?

@strutheo Why? "In October 2017 Sophia was granted Saudi Arabian citizenship, becoming the first robot to receive legal personhood in any country."

Was it a complete publicity stunt? Yes. But I expect the next few times this happens to also be.

@ProjectVictory oh i misread this - i guess this is NA then lol.
i guess the spirit of the market was more AI not robotics , i could redefine it maybe but youre right this will keep happening

If an AI becomes CEO, does that count? It would be a digital intelligence controlling a legal entity.

@marktwse not if the state doesnt recognize it as a person / separate entity with legal considerations apart from the business

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