Not all robots or A.I.s became self-aware, but enough did that legislation to cover their status was needed. After much deliberation, the proposal was surprisingly simple:
An entity that declares themself to be a person, is a person.
Some protested, but who could know better?
#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories

@MicroSFF in a futile attempt to get some bloody respect, I identify as AI.

pronoun: it/its