pir_sensor

No, just your nonsensical comment.

> If AI was found to be sentient, it should be awarded the same kind of protection we offer to biological sentient beings.

The big issue is superhuman AI. There's little reason to believe that an advanced AI will have the cognitive limitations of a human.

Unlike Data and the Doctor it could be planet-wide rather than locked in a single location. And be happy to take over control over the planet.