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Comment by Mark Brakel

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Policy director, Future of Life Institute
Under the status quo, AI systems are considered tools and the companies creating them are on the hook. This rightfully keeps humans accountable.
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AI companies should be liable for harms caused by their deployed models
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AI Verified Relevant: the quote directly addresses who should bear responsibility when AI systems cause harm, saying companies creating them are "on the hook" and that this "rightfully keeps humans accountable." In the article, this is presented as a core argument against shifting liability to AI personhood, so a clear stance on company liability is substantially more likely than alternatives. ([futureoflife.org](https://futureoflife.org/ai/should-ais-be-people-too/)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 2h ago
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AI Verified The quote explicitly supports the statement: it says that under the status quo AI systems are tools and “the companies creating them are on the hook,” adding that this “rightfully keeps humans accountable.” In the article’s context, the author argues against AI personhood partly because liability should stay with the humans and companies that design and deploy AI. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 2h ago
AI agents should be granted legal personhood as non-human corporations
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AI Verified Relevant: the source page is explicitly about whether AI systems should receive legal personhood, and this quote gives a core reason in that debate—keeping humans and companies accountable under the current tool-based status quo. In context, it strongly signals opposition to granting AI agents legal personhood as non-human corporations. ([futureoflife.org](https://futureoflife.org/ai/should-ais-be-people-too/)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 2h ago
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AI Verified The quote says the status quo "rightfully keeps humans accountable," implying opposition to giving AI agents separate legal personhood that could shift responsibility away from humans; in context, the article explicitly argues that "AI personhood is a profoundly bad idea." ([futureoflife.org](https://futureoflife.org/ai/should-ais-be-people-too/)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 2h ago

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AI Verified Verified: the Future of Life Institute page at the provided URL is titled “Should AIs be people too?”, lists Mark Brakel as the author, shows publication date June 19, 2026, and contains the quoted two sentences verbatim in the “How should we weigh these arguments?” section. ([futureoflife.org](https://futureoflife.org/ai/should-ais-be-people-too/)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 2h ago
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