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Comment by Cody Maynard

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Oklahoma state representative
AI is a man-made tool and it should not have any more rights than a hammer would,
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AI agents should be granted legal personhood as non-human corporations
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AI Verified In context, the quote is Rep. Maynard’s reason for backing HB 3546, which the article says would prohibit AI from having personhood status, and the bill text bars AI systems from being recognized as or granted personhood under Oklahoma law. Although it is not framed around corporate personhood specifically, that blanket opposition clearly implies opposition to granting AI legal personhood as non-human corporations. ([oklahomavoice.com](https://oklahomavoice.com/briefs/oklahoma-lawmaker-proposes-bill-to-prohibit-ai-from-reaching-personhood-status/?utm_source=openai)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 3h ago
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AI Verified The quote plainly rejects AI having legal rights—"no more rights than a hammer"—and the source context says the bill would prohibit AI from having "personhood status" and make clear it is "not a person." That strongly implies opposition to granting AI legal personhood, including a non-human corporate form. ([publicradiotulsa.org](https://www.publicradiotulsa.org/local-regional/2026-01-26/oklahoma-lawmaker-proposes-bill-to-prohibit-ai-from-reaching-personhood-status)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 3h ago

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AI Verified The exact sentence appears in search results for the source URL itself on an Oklahoma Voice article dated January 23, 2026, and a Public Radio Tulsa republication reproduces the same wording with context identifying Rep. Cody Maynard as the speaker ("he said" immediately after naming him). This supports that the quote is real, verbatim, and attributed to Cody Maynard. ([oklahomavoice.com](https://oklahomavoice.com/briefs/oklahoma-lawmaker-proposes-bill-to-prohibit-ai-from-reaching-personhood-status/?utm_source=openai)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 3h ago
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