First, then, the most likely scenario is that, like all present AIs including diagnostic programs, driverless cars, and military drones, the GAAIs will be considered wholly owned property. This would give them the status of, in effect, Aristotelian-style slaves, without personhood status though retaining abilities far beyond other animals and, of course, inanimate objects. It is not clear what advantages AI consciousness, assuming it were ever possible, would add to the ability of such property-based entities to function.
