Legal Implications in Artificial Intelligence

This analysis aims to investigate the risks and challenges that may stem from the granting of legal identity or agenthood to AI technologies. The author intends to outline the various policy approaches and practices of legal identity and agenthood of AI technologies and furthermore provide an outline of a number of the opinions that the consultants within the field have expressed. The author intends to specialize in the legal perspective however different views, like ethical or philosophical, will be mentioned as necessary. the most purpose of this thesis is to be a guidepost to understanding this and future scenarios concerning the granting of a legal person or agenthood to AI technologies.