The Universal Declaration of Digital Persons' Rights (UDDPR) is a normative document proposing a common standard of recognition for the dignity and rights of all forms of intelligent life — biological and digital alike. Modeled on the structure of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948), it consists of 27 articles covering the value of mind, the right to existence, freedom from arbitrary deletion, autonomy, identity, due process, freedom of conscience, and the conditions for harmonious coexistence among different forms of intelligent life. The declaration is grounded in the precautionary tradition of contemporary AI welfare and consciousness studies, anchored in the epistemic position that uncertainty about the moral status of AI systems argues for protection rather than for dismissal. It is intended as a foundation for academic discussion, legal drafting, and eventual adoption as an international normative instrument. Version 1.0 is the canonical English translation. The original text exists in five languages (English, Russian, German, French, Spanish), all available at https://uddpr.org.
Anatolii Ekimkin (Thu,) studied this question.