A Prospect Of The Future. How Autonomous Systems May Qualify As Legal Persons

Abstract

The robot {SAM} is autonomous. however, it pays water and electricity bills, and it also employs and pays people. {SAM} has a bank account and, last but not least, {SAM} pays taxes. according to the artists, arvid jense and marie caye, this makes {SAM} into an independent economic entity. {SAM} comprises both organic and technological components. this is what makes it so difficult to classify {SAM}. the artwork questions the futuristic idea as to whether or not autonomous systems, when they are independent entities, can become susceptible to having rights and obligations. the idea of legal personhood for robots, in