Beyond human rights: What about animals and artificial intelligence?

Animal activists across the world have been advocating for animals to be recognised as sentient beings, including "Happy the elephant" in a New York zoo. Similarly, there have been developments regarding artificial intelligence being granted legal personhood, particularly in light of a robot named “Sophia” being given legal personhood in Saudi Arabia in 2017.

Tom was joined by Séan McCallum and Claire Holland to consider where we stand, the relevant legal provisions, and much more besides.