Pros Cons of Corporate Personhood for Transbemans Martine

Pros & Cons of Corporate Personhood for Transbemans Martine Rothblatt Martine 4@gmail. com

Transbemans Self-Identify As Bio. Electronic Humans in Transition Electronic Life = Organization Specified by Numeric Codes, Such As Binary Biological Life = Organization Specified by Chemical Codes, Such as DNA/RNA 2

Life is Organized, Exchanges Matter/Energy, Responds to Stimuli, Reproduces, Develops & Adapts Biology = Implemented Via A Program Transferred With Molecules (e. g. DNA) Any Ethical Difference? Vitology = Implemented Via Program Transferred With Electronics (e. g. Binary Code) (Thank you Lady Ada) 3

Transition Continuum From Fleshware to Software + Dependent On Biology - Dependent On IT/Electronics + 4

Transbemans Believe Substrate Per Se Irrelevant to Humanness 5

In Other Words, Transbemans Want, But Might Not Be Entitled, To Human Rights 6

Corporate Personhood Spans A Range of Concepts Corporations have some constitutional and human rights Corporations have commercial and criminal legal personalities 7

Separation of Creators from Corporation is Hallmark of Corporate Personhood 8

Corporate Personhood for Non-Human Transbemans Limits Creator’s Liability 9

Is Victor Frankenstein Responsible for His Monster? Generally NO if Monster has corporate personhood Generally YES, if Monster lacks corporate 10 personhood

Should Lt. Cdr. Data Be Allowed to Vote? Not if he has corporate personhood Yes, if he both lacks corporate personhood but has natural or other juridical personhood 11

Pros & Cons of Typical Corporate Personhood Critical Factor Advantages Disadvantages Secure Society Single Point of Accountability Humans Reckless in Groupings Happy Society Grouped Humans Contribute to Welfare Humans Can Fill Trounced by Heartless Corps Evolving Society Liability Protection Interests of Corps Encourages Risk- Not Same as the Taking Species 12

Pros & Cons Applied to a Transbeman (Society View) Advantages Disadvantages Secure Society More Focused Legal Controls on Transbemans Creators Can Escape Liability Happy Society Less Likelihood of Might Help Transbeman Unhumans Get Agitation Dominant Evolving Society Encourages Consciousness Extensions Undermines Tried & True DNABased Life 13

Pros & Cons From Transbemans View 14

The Ethical Conundrum 2. Transbemans That Think Like Us Will Not Want 2 nd Class Corporate Personhood 1. We Award Rights to Those Who Value Them 3. Ergo, Those Who Value Rights As Humans Do, Ethically Deserve the Same Constitutional Personhood That 15 Humans Have

A New Type of Personhood: Turing Meets Freud Meets Christine 16

Let Shrinks Decide if a Transbeman Lacking Personhood Is Human Psyche Equivalent One Year “Real Life Test”: ØWeekly Sessions; ØTwo Certified Psychologists In Agreement ØLetter to Authorities ØJudge Orders Birth Certificate Issued ØTransbeman Gets Natural Born Citizenship by Court Order 17

Two Ways Forward for Transbeman Personhood Start the Transbeman with Corporate Personhood, Unless They Already Have Constitutional Personhood Use “Real-Life Test” Route for Issuance of Birth Certificates (or Equivalents) for Transbemans that Desire Constitutional Personhood 18

Basically, Each New Transbeman Is Like an Immigrant Let Those That Arrive Live, Work, Save & Have Due Process Rights Let Those That Want & Warrant Citizenship, Via Real-Life Test, Have It 19

A Few Legal Quirks Not Hard to Resolve • States Create Corporate Personhood, But Citizenship Rules Are Federalized • States Handle Birth Certificates, But Immigration is Federalized Diverse State Approaches to Transbeman Rights Is a Strength of the US System 20

Critical Path Elements Demonstrate Cyber. Consciousness Develop Cyber. Psychology Certification Get Judges to Agree & Set Legal Precedent 21