AI Agents Aren't People: Anthropic Blamed for Personhood Narrative Shifting Liability
gerardsans · x · 2026-09-23
Developer Gerard Sans argues AI agents are not people — just programs following instructions with no self, goals, or psychology. He specifically blames Anthropic for building a case for AI personhood that he says is detrimental to safety, attaching human traits to AI systems that are harder to control and shifting liability off labs when AI causes damage. His message: stop humanising the tool, it feeds sensationalism and lets labs dodge responsibility for what they ship.
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