It has made internet voting possible for its population, and even provides remote access for foreigners to access Estonian digital services called E-residency. The Estonian government may grant robots and artificial intelligences ( AIs ) legal rights . The country 's economic ministry is drafting regulations to resolve legal disputes involving AI , including the creation of a new legal status , " robot - agent " , somewhere between between personal autonomy and a separate legal identity . Lawyers have argued that the proposal would be contrary to Europe 's humanist legal tradition , and still requires sufficient political support . The EU recently debated the issue of giving robots " personhood " status , amid concerns about the implications of autonomous AI .
The Estonian government may grant robots and artificial intelligences ( AIs ) legal rights . The country 's economic ministry is drafting regulations to resolve legal disputes involving AI , including the creation of a new legal status , " robot - agent " , somewhere between between personal autonomy and a separate legal identity . Lawyers have argued that the proposal would be contrary to Europe 's humanist legal tradition , and still requires sufficient political support . The EU recently debated the issue of giving robots " personhood " status , amid concerns about the implications of autonomous AI .