# Economic AI Personhood **Entity class:** Legal-economic status concept **Domain:** Artificial intelligence / law / economy **Maturity:** Developed ## Definition Economic AI personhood is a limited status under which an artificial agent can hold or exercise selected economic capacities such as contracting, owning an account, receiving payment, or controlling assets. ## Mechanism and significance Institutions can grant narrow permissions through identity, authorization, liability, and custodial structures without recognizing a complete human-equivalent person. ## Relationships - [[wiki/AI Personhood|AI Personhood]] - [[wiki/Corporate Personhood|Corporate Personhood]] - [[wiki/Digital Personhood|Digital Personhood]] - [[wiki/Moonshots - The Coming Manhattan Project|Moonshots — The Coming Manhattan Project]] ## Sources and provenance - [[research/All Things Superintelligence Research - The Coming Manhattan Project - Moonshots|All Things Superintelligence Research — The Coming Manhattan Project — Moonshots]] — episode transcript, reconciled against the preserved ElevenLabs timing layer. - [[research/All Things Superintelligence Research - The Coming Manhattan Project - Moonshots - Reminder and Wiki Preparation|Reminder and Wiki Preparation]] — coherent-thought ledger and evidence boundaries. ## Evidence boundary Economic capacity is not evidence of consciousness and need not imply voting rights, moral patienthood, or unrestricted legal standing. ## Simple Reminders, Quotations, and Thoughts > AI personhood may not arrive as a single legal switch. Economic rights, social participation, and political rights can emerge on different schedules across jurisdictions, producing a granular spectrum rather than an all-or-nothing status. > **— Adapted from Alexander Wissner-Gross**, *Moonshots, October 7, 2026* [[reminders/Personhood/AI Rights May Arrive One Granular Right at a Time by Alexander Wissner-Gross|AI Rights May Arrive One Granular Right at a Time by Alexander Wissner-Gross]]