Are nations human-specific?

Could artificial Beings (specifically, computer programs) form nations as well? As has been established, nations are separate from states; therefore this question is separate from that of whether artificial Beings need states, that is, for individualisation (see also §08.00.07). Notwithstanding that both nations and individualisation are viewed from the Unique Human Observer Perspective, the question remains as to whether artificial Beings, after they have been created, could form commonalities that would, perhaps, group them and distinguish them from other artificial Beings, albeit artificial Beings of the same kind. There is perhaps some merit in examining the situation of other non-biological Beings, namely organisations. Organisations, despite their centuries-old presence, have not formed commonalities, even if a certain ‘ethos’ may sometimes distinguish organisations (corporations, foundations etc.) originating from one state from those of another. As regards artificial Beings, their connection with a specific state being unavoidable (as part of its digital territory, see §17.00.12 and §17.00.13), as a minimum they are likely to create (imaginary or actual) commonalities, similar to organisations. Any development beyond this would call into question the basic assumptions about what it is to be human, such as identity or self-consciousness.

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