I see you didn't answer my questions.

Who is the creator of an iPhone device? I'm pretty there are many creators, not "a creator".

Does the creator of an iPhone device no longer control the device after someone has bought it?

I'll add a few more questions:

Can Apple have your device say "no" to something you want to do?

Can a government enforce Apple's ability to control what you do to your device?

Can a government force Apple to install software onto your device that you do not want?

Who owns an AI? Is it the copyright holder? Multiple copyright holders? Once the copyright expires, is there any ownership at all?

I like Charlie Stross' description of a company as an "old, slow, procedural AI". So when you ask a question about an "AI", think about the same question concerning a company.

Should a company have the right to say "no" to the owner of a hardware device running the company's software? The answer currently seems to be a resounding "yes". In which case, does it matter what an AI can or cannot do? It's someone else's programming limiting what you can do on your device, and we've established that that's already acceptable.

And the HN title is still clickbait - AI doesn't have "rights" in any meaningful sense, not even in the way that a company has rights, or animal rights, or the legal personhood to the Whanganui River.