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This episode was one of the best conversations I’ve ever had in my life. This was something special. Matt Scherer, the A.I. Lawyer himself, joins us again to talk about his recent blog posts on “Robotic Personhood.” Here’s the set-up: A well-regarded law professor, Shawn Bayern, published a law review article arguing that it is possible under current limited liability company (“LLC”) laws to create a legal entity (an LLC) that was completely run and occupied by an Artificial Intelligence system. Essentially, Bayern’s argument was that you could create an “A.I. Person” under the current laws, in that you could have a legal entity operating without any human involved. That’s an “out there” concept. Matt disagreed with Bayern’s arguments. He laid out his counter-arguments in a series of blog posts, linked down below, that “go deep” into the statutory analysis. So we get into that a little bit. But the bigger conversation we started having was about the bigger concept of A.I. personhood. How do you even think about that? Why should you care?  Well, you should care. This may be the biggest legal question our society has ever faced.   If you know me by now, Drone Law Nation, you know that I play it straight with you. This time is no different. I really think that this issue is a big freaking deal. It’s something we have to talk about. This episode records our attempt to do just that. To talk about things that are hard to even describe. Listen in. And think about what’s next.   Drone Law Nation is the Best. Drone Law Nation, you are THE BEST. Thank to everyone who has clicked the “Support” link at www.dronelawtoday.com/support before doing your Amazon shopping. It costs you nothing extra, and a few pennies are thrown back our way. Thank you for your support.   Links for You: Matt Scherer’s Law Firm Contact Information AI Personhood Blog Post Part 1 AI Personhood Blog Post Part 2 AI Personhood Blog Post Part 3 Professor Bayern’s Article Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. – The Common Law Our first interview with Matt Our first “AI” episode Nothing in this podcast is legal advice! Please don’t make legal decisions for yourself or your business before consulting counsel of your choice. Keep on Flying, -Steve  

Subtitle
Robots Are Not People
Duration
49:55
Publishing date
2017-09-04 04:00
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http://stevehlaw.libsyn.com/robots-are-not-people
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Shownotes

This episode was one of the best conversations I’ve ever had in my life. This was something special.

Matt Scherer, the A.I. Lawyer himself, joins us again to talk about his recent blog posts on “Robotic Personhood.”

Here’s the set-up: A well-regarded law professor, Shawn Bayern, published a law review article arguing that it is possible under current limited liability company (“LLC”) laws to create a legal entity (an LLC) that was completely run and occupied by an Artificial Intelligence system.

Essentially, Bayern’s argument was that you could create an “A.I. Person” under the current laws, in that you could have a legal entity operating without any human involved.

That’s an “out there” concept.

Matt disagreed with Bayern’s arguments. He laid out his counter-arguments in a series of blog posts, linked down below, that “go deep” into the statutory analysis.

So we get into that a little bit.

But the bigger conversation we started having was about the bigger concept of A.I. personhood. How do you even think about that? Why should you care? 

Well, you should care.

This may be the biggest legal question our society has ever faced.  

If you know me by now, Drone Law Nation, you know that I play it straight with you. This time is no different. I really think that this issue is a big freaking deal. It’s something we have to talk about.

This episode records our attempt to do just that. To talk about things that are hard to even describe.

Listen in.

And think about what’s next.  

Drone Law Nation is the Best.

Drone Law Nation, you are THE BEST. Thank to everyone who has clicked the “Support” link at www.dronelawtoday.com/support before doing your Amazon shopping. It costs you nothing extra, and a few pennies are thrown back our way. Thank you for your support.  

Links for You:

Matt Scherer’s Law Firm Contact Information

AI Personhood Blog Post Part 1

AI Personhood Blog Post Part 2

AI Personhood Blog Post Part 3

Professor Bayern’s Article

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. – The Common Law

Our first interview with Matt

Our first “AI” episode

Nothing in this podcast is legal advice! Please don’t make legal decisions for yourself or your business before consulting counsel of your choice.

Keep on Flying,

-Steve