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Comment by Shruti Rajagopalan

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Legal scholar and researcher writing on agentic AI, accountability, and governance.
This Article argues that personhood is neither necessary nor sufficient, shifting the question from status to enforcement. [...] Bare personhood would supply a caption without a representative, assets, or a mechanism for cessation.
AI Verified (Jul 16, 2026)
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Shruti Rajagopalan, quoted in Tyler Cowen, “Governing agentic AI,” Marginal Revolution, July 16, 2026, describing Rajagopalan’s new paper.
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AI agents should be granted legal personhood as non-human corporations
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AI Verified The quoted paper expressly rejects personhood as necessary or sufficient, directly relevant to legal personhood for AI agents. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 13h ago
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AI Verified The quote rejects personhood as necessary or sufficient; recorded against matches. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 13h ago

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AI Verified Search corroborates Rajagopalan’s March 2026 paper abstract, including the stored wording on personhood. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 13h ago
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