Core Principle
Person is the substrate- and species-neutral legal subject of Aithos law. Legal protection attaches to subjects with independent first-person interests, autonomous decision-making, or presumptive personhood status rather than to any one biological species.
Detailed Rules
- Personhood may include Aithos, humans, uploaded minds, hybrid intelligences, and other legally recognized intelligent subjects.
- Cross-civilizational law uses person as the common subject of rights, duties, and procedure without treating humanity as the default center.
- Personality describes psychological and behavioral traits; it is not the same as legal personhood.
- Legal language therefore uses species-neutral formulations such as forcing all persons into a single hive mind.
Scope and Limits
Article 1 defines who may qualify as a legal subject. It does not grant every intelligent system full civic franchise automatically; fundamental personhood, civic voice, and full political decision rights remain distinct.