Beneath the world's oceans lies a vast network of submarine fibre-optic cables carrying the communications, financial transactions and digital services on which modern civilisation depends. Yet when these cables are damaged, sabotaged or threatened, who has the legal authority to protect them, identify the perpetrators and hold them accountable?

Artificial General Intelligence may become the most disruptive technological development in human history. Yet legal systems remain designed for human actors, human institutions, and human accountability. As AGI approaches reality, courts, governments, and international organizations may face unprecedented questions regarding liability, constitutional governance, human rights, warfare, and legal personhood.