I've followed David Simpson throughout his entire Post-Human series , and was really excited upon discovering this novel here. In Dawn of the Singularity , humanity is led to even greater technological progression by an artificial intelligence named Haalee. In what I assume to be paying homage to the A.I. Hal, from  2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke, Haalee exhibits one crucial difference: she doesn't seem much different from ourselves. Given this indistinction, does Haalee also deserve the rights that come with it? Why? Background In a live, televised group discussion about Haalee, the developers Mac and Liam respond to the general belief that Haalee will be a new operating system for an existing robotics company. In addition to stating that she won't be the new OS, they also imply that Haalee is a "who" not an "it." Of course not, Mac answered. And you'll notice we don't refer to Haalee as 'it.' "Who" T...