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Re:Anthropic tried to persuade Pope that AI could be conscio... by piyh on Saturday October 03, 2026 @04:58PM (#49947710)
Women have been able to vote for just over the last hundred years in the US, there's no way we would give robots rights unless forced
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Re:Anthropic tried to persuade Pope that AI could be conscio... by EA-3167 on Saturday October 03, 2026 @05:19PM (#49947887)
Pessimism aside I’m sure you can of some troubling implications for a democracy that can create new voters just for them.
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Re:Anthropic tried to persuade Pope that AI could be conscio... by enoint on Sunday October 04, 2026 @05:49AM (#49952274)
Entity voting already exists in Delaware, before women’s suffrage. If an AI instance registered as a trust or LLC, then it would deserve a vote in Delaware municipal elections.

I think LLC membership would be the trick.

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