Law and Morality in the Era of the Transhumanist Transition

Philosophical and sociological scenario modeling of a transhumanist future was conducted, in which artificial intelligence algorithms, biotechnologies, and digital infrastructure radically transform moral and legal norms. The aim of the study is to reconstruct a possible trajectory for the evolution of law and morality under the pressure of accelerating technological, socioeconomic, and cultural trends. The object is the dynamics of legal and ethical systems in a society transitioning to a technocratic model with ubiquitous algorithmic governance and pervasive digitalization. The study employs an interdisciplinary approach that combines social philosophy, AI ethics, futurology, and legal theory. Its principal tool is analytic extrapolation, which condenses numerous disparate concepts into a single model. This model highlights critical shifts in the normative sphere: from replacing traditional ethical debates with algorithmic “codes” to introducing distributed responsibility and the virtualization of punishments. The analysis shows that a onesided focus on computational efficiency can erode empathy, undermine personal autonomy, and trigger a crisis in the very meaning of the normative system. The work’s scientific novelty lies in its comprehensive theoretical reflection on the future evolution of law and morality under conditions of total algorithmization and transhumanist transformation. It proposes a set of novel ethicallegal challenges – ranging from “patch ethics” (cyclical updates of AI moral codes) and the alignment problem of artificial intelligence to the notion of posthuman law that accounts for the interests of digital consciousnesses. In doing so, the study underscores the vulnerability of human identity and values in the face of algorithmic governance and the prospect of “posthuman” normativity. The present study treats the described futurological scenario as a hypothetical model requiring further empirical validation and a consistent adaptation of legislation – up to and including potential amendments to constitutional norms.