Mustafa Suleyman: model welfare is wrong, AI should not have rights or legal personhood
AlexTensor · x · 2026-09-16
Mustafa Suleyman explicitly rejected the idea of model welfare, saying AI should not have rights or legal personhood. Academic AI figures amplifying the take agree: personhood for AI isn't a must-have—simply don't build AI that way. A notable executive stance in the ongoing debate over AI rights.
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