Vol. 71 No. 2 (2025): I.A., investigación y educación.
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Mecidencia as an alternative to the citizenship of artificial intelligence

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  • Eduardo Antonio Caballero Ardila,
  • Yrabel Estrada Monges
Eduardo Antonio Caballero Ardila
Universidad Monteávila
Yrabel Estrada Monges
Universidad Pedagógica Libertador, Venezuela
Portada Aula

Published 2025-06-30

Keywords

  • Inteligencia artificial, ciudadanía digital, medicencia, singularidad, Sandbox regulatorios, robótica, políticas públicas.

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Caballero Ardila, E. A., & Estrada Monges, Y. (2025). Mecidencia as an alternative to the citizenship of artificial intelligence. AULA Revista De Humanidades Y Ciencias Sociales, 71(2). https://doi.org/10.33413/aulahcs.2025.71i2.408

Abstract

The thinking of John Von Neumann (1993), Raymond Kurzweil (2012), Nick Bostrom (2016), and other important thinkers about the phenomenon of singularity, as well as the impact of technological development on human beings, indicates that at some point, what we currently call machines, computing power, or any other similar name, will be able to think, act and even discern more accurately and quickly than human beings. Developments such as robotics, nanotechnology and artificial intelligence, will allow, if not invite, machines to interact with human beings.

If machines become capable of thinking and deciding, should they have a place in society where their rights and responsibilities are recognized?

 

This article seeks to evaluate whether it is possible, or even necessary, to begin to recognize artificial civitas to machines or alternatively to recognize a new concept: mecidencia, consequently, analyzes three key questions:

 

  1. What would it mean to be “human” in a world with advanced AI? Should we redefine citizenship so that it is not limited only to human beings?

 

  1. Who has the authority to decide if a machine is worthy of "citizenship"? Is it the designer, the government or a higher entity? Or will the machines themselves have decision-making power over their status?

 

  1. If machines are given rights, should they also have duties? Who would decide what responsibilities a machine should assume in society? Would it be possible for machines to take on responsibilities that do not directly affect humans?

 

The article concludes that considering AI as potentially citizen-friendly invites us to rethink our collective future. By opening this door to new possibilities, we can work towards a more harmonious coexistence between humans and machines, building a safer and more equitable digital environment for all.

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