Abstract
The robot SAM is autonomous. However, it pays water and electricity bills, and it also employs and pays people. SAM has a bank account and, last but not least, SAM pays taxes. According to the artists, Arvid Jense and Marie Caye, this makes SAM into an independent economic entity. SAM comprises both organic and technological components. This is what makes it so difficult to classify SAM. The artwork questions the futuristic idea as to whether or not autonomous systems, when they are independent entities, can become susceptible to having rights and obligations.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Being Profiled:Cogitas Ergo Sum |
| Subtitle of host publication | 10 Years of Profiling the European Citizen |
| Publisher | Amsterdam University Press |
| Pages | 116-121 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9789048550180 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9789463722124 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2018 |
| Externally published | Yes |