If AI is becoming more autonomous — acting in markets, executing contracts, and mimicking human emotion — do we need to start talking about AI Rights? In this episode, we sat down with Dr. Miranda Mowbray, a mathematician turned AI ethicist at the University of Bristol. She took us on a journey from cybersecurity to the legal rights of rivers, dismantling the “consciousness" hype to reveal the practical legal realities we actually need to worry about.

AI is reshaping the way we work, live, and interact at a pace not seen since the deployment of the printing press six centuries ago. As AI algorithms become deeply embedded in daily life — from filtering your social feeds and navigating maps to determining loan approvals and hiring decisions — ensuring these systems align with core ethical principles is now a crucial societal priority.