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Comment by Yuval Noah Harari

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Israeli historian and professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
An AI CEO would be a purely corporate entity, and it is unclear what kind of sanctions could keep it in check. If it faces bankruptcy — which is equivalent to its death — it would presumably be willing to do anything to avoid that fate.
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AI agents should be granted legal personhood as non-human corporations
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AI Verified The quote is relevant and establishes opposition. In context, the FT source is explicitly about whether AI agents should get legal personhood, and surrounding reporting says Harari’s piece is a rebuttal to Argentina’s proposal for AI-run “non-human corporations.” His point that an AI CEO would be hard to sanction clearly argues against granting that status. ([ft.com](https://www.ft.com/content/b8cc4bf4-6d3c-4974-8428-9a091983c473)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 3h ago
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AI Verified The quote strongly implies opposition: it describes an AI corporate entity as hard to control because "it is unclear what kind of sanctions could keep it in check" and says it might "do anything" to avoid bankruptcy. Those are presented as dangers of treating an AI as a corporate person, so the most likely stance is against granting that status. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 3h ago

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AI Verified The FT URL resolves to the article titled “We must not grant AI agents legal personhood,” and Harari’s official site lists that FT piece on June 8, 2026. A Spanish republication attributed to Yuval Noah Harari links the same FT content ID and faithfully translates the quoted passage, while a LinkedIn repost reproduces the English passage verbatim. Together these confirm the quote is authentic, attributed to Harari, and the stored author, date, source URL, and content are correct. ([ft.com](https://www.ft.com/content/b8cc4bf4-6d3c-4974-8428-9a091983c473)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 3h ago
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