International human rights norms and treaties are some of humanity’s greatest achievements, while the United Nations system continues to be indispensable to international peace and security during a period when the United States and China have emerged as the global AI superpowers. This project looks at how our global institutions will address the emerging question of AI “persons” and AI’s person-like qualities. Are our institutions up to the challenge of AI personhood? Can we guide AI persons to adopt our system of international norms? How will future AI fit into our legal systems? Will the process of integrating AI into global governance and participatory rights help produce AI that is aligned with human values? How might AI contribute to our collective understanding of global governance and universal norms?
Laboratory for theFuture of Citizenship