Ooh, while we’re at it, let’s also address corporate personhood.
this post was submitted on 08 Jan 2026
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I don't think we have time to build a guillotine that big
Not with that attitude we don't.
I think the move here, based on recent events, is to hire an AI to do it then fire everyone else and complain that it isn't built yet.
“A computer can never be held accountable, therefore a computer must never make a management decision.”
– IBM Training Manual, 1979
We're going so backwards...
A computer's inability to be held accountable is a key feature for those wishing to use AI for nefarious purposes.
The thing with taking responsibility is that it isn't actually about punishing a potential maldoer.
It's to ensure that a safe outcome is guaranteed (as much as realistically possible). If you have a fire-proof door that automatically seals itself air-tight in case of a fire and stops the fire that way, that door is considered responsible too. Even though it doesn't have a single living cell in it.
Wait, what, who? Is someone seriously proposing giving legal rights to fucking LLMs? Is it fucking Sam Altman again?
If AI is granted rights, does it mean we could punish them when they commit a crime? E.g. shut them down? If so, I'm okay with that.
Generate CSAM? - Permanent shut down.
Instruct someone to kill themselves? - Permanent shutdown.
Give someone instructions on making a bomb? - Permanent shutdown.
But it would be better if the creators are punished for making these vile and unsafe AI. I.e. If you train your dog as a weapon to attack people, shouldn't you be responsible for unleashing it?
No no no, you see, this personhood will give the corporations amnesty from responsibility and if an AI does any of those things, the profits of the company cant go to paying out damages.
And then they can restart the AI and call it a new day .new profits.
Im so glad AI and corporations got rights and personhood before anything important, like the environment and animals. We can live without those things, but we cant live without profits and corporations... /s
Rights don’t mean you get punished if you do something wrong.
They already got everyone to agree (the collective, not individual) that property has rights and it’s equivalent to violence to so much as burn a trash can.
So, obviously, you wouldn’t think about committing violence against corporate property would you, citizen?
By the way, granting AI personhood would not mean it gets special privileges or extra protection or sth.
Companies are legally speaking persons too. That doesn't mean that people recognize them as "alive and sentient". It merely means that companies are able to possess property, enter contracts, file lawsuits, and such. Not more, not less.