Comment by Yuval Noah Harari

Israeli historian and professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Milei hopes to turn Buenos Aires into a new Amsterdam. He risks turning it into a new Batavia instead.
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AI Verified Yes. The source FT page is an op-ed titled "We must not grant AI agents legal personhood," and independent summaries identify this Amsterdam/Batavia line as Harari’s concluding warning against Milei’s proposal for AI-run "non-human corporations." In context, it clearly implies opposition to granting AI agents legal personhood as non-human corporations. ([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 Unverifiable The quote contrasts "a new Amsterdam" with "a new Batavia" in discussing Milei and Buenos Aires; it says nothing about AI agents, corporations, or legal personhood. Any link to the statement would be too speculative. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 3h ago

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AI Verified Verified. The FT URL resolves to the paywalled article titled “We must not grant AI agents legal personhood”; Harari’s official site lists that FT piece on June 8, 2026, and Forbes reproduces the exact sentence and attributes it to Harari’s FT rebuttal. A Spanish republication linked to the same FT URL ends with a faithful translation of the same line, supporting that the FT article contains it. The stored author, date, quote text, and canonical FT URL are consistent with the available evidence. ([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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