From The American System and Misleading Labels[1]: > Brad Templeton, chairman of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, was present; and he said: "The legal statu

From The American System and Misleading Labels[1]: > Brad Templeton, chairman of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, was present; and he said: "The legal status of AIs is ultimately a legislative question, and in the American system of democracy, legislative questions are decided by the Supreme Court." > Much laughter followed. We all knew it was true. (And Brad has taken a case or two to the Supreme Court, so he was speaking from experience.) The whole post is worth reading. It's a little dated and a lot oversimplified, but it drives home a useful point: just because something is named X, that doesn't mean it has anything to do with X. 1. http://lesswrong.com/lw/mh/the_american_system_and_misleading_labels/ http://lesswrong.com/lw/mh/the_american_system_and_misleadin...