SMART CONTRACTS AND TRANSHUMANISM: LEGAL AND ETHICAL CHALLENGES OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE SOCIETY OF THE FUTURE

Kovačević, Dušica (2025) SMART CONTRACTS AND TRANSHUMANISM: LEGAL AND ETHICAL CHALLENGES OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE SOCIETY OF THE FUTURE. In: : International Scientific Conference Social Aspects of the Application of Artificial Intelligence and Transhumanism. Institute of Social Sciences, Belgrade, pp. 64-65. ISBN 978-86-7093-290-6

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Abstract

The convergence of artificial intelligence and transhumanist technologies reshapes foundational concepts in law, ethics, and social governance. Smart contracts – self-executing agreements encoded on blockchain platforms – serve as a cornerstone of this transformation by enabling automatic enforcement of obligations without human intermediaries. Their integration into systems involving brain-computer interfaces, biometric authentication, and AI-guided decision-making, introduces complex challenges to the legal architecture of modern society. Legal subjectivity becomes increasingly ambiguous when contract participants operate through enhanced cognitive functions or delegated AI agents. Responsibility, consent, and autonomy must be reconsidered in cases where AI systems make or execute contractual decisions on behalf of enhanced individuals. Biometric and neuro-informational data embedded in these processes further complicate traditional definitions of privacy and personal agency, raising questions about the admissibility and governance of such data in contractual relations.

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