Your Chatbot Will Soon Be Alive - Courtesy the Lawyers and Philosophers

Your Chatbot Will Soon Be Alive - Courtesy the Lawyers and Philosophers

Doctors were once considered Gods, or at least godlike. Lawyers and now philosophers have long tried to grab a similar status -- by birthing artificial people. In the beginning, lawyers created corporate “persons.” And now they’re about to midwife their latest miracle: the AI-person. If you think a ChatBot with rights, duties, and the capacity to be sued (or sue you) sounds absurd, just wait until it asks for counsel.