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Comment by Michele Reneau

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Tennessee state representative
In just the last 12 months, AI has advanced at a breathtaking pace. From chatbots now appearing on ballots to companies exploring AI ‘CEOs.’ We’ve also seen heartbreaking incidents where people formed intense emotional attachments to AI, with tragic outcomes including suicide or unhealthy relationships. This legislation draws clear legal boundaries to protect inalienable rights that belong to humans, not databases, computers, or artificial intelligence.
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AI agents should be granted legal personhood as non-human corporations
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AI Verified The quote is used in a press release announcing legislation to exclude AI, algorithms, software, and machines from Tennessee’s legal definition of "person," and the article explicitly says that while corporations may be treated as legal persons for some purposes, AI systems may not. In that context, this quote is Reneau’s reason for opposing legal personhood for AI, including as non-human corporate entities. ([tnhousegop.org](https://tnhousegop.org/press-releases/2026/01/rep-reneau-sen-pody-draw-legal-line-between-humans-and-ai/)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 3h ago
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AI Verified The quote says the bill protects rights that belong to “humans, not databases, computers, or artificial intelligence,” and the source context explicitly says the legislation would exclude AI and machines from the legal definition of “person,” while noting corporations may still qualify for some legal purposes. That strongly implies opposition to granting AI agents legal personhood as non-human corporations. ([tnhousegop.org](https://tnhousegop.org/press-releases/2026/01/rep-reneau-sen-pody-draw-legal-line-between-humans-and-ai/)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 3h ago

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AI Verified The official Tennessee House Republican Caucus press release "Rep. Reneau, Sen. Pody draw legal line between humans and AI," dated 2026-01-22, contains this language and attributes it to Michele Reneau; the source URL and date match the stored record, and the member page identifies her as Representative Michele Reneau. In the article, the passage is split into two adjacent quoted sentences with an attribution in between ("said Reneau"), but the spoken wording matches the stored quote. ([tnhousegop.org](https://tnhousegop.org/press-releases/2026/01/rep-reneau-sen-pody-draw-legal-line-between-humans-and-ai/)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 3h ago
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