Jeff Sebo to Close EAG NYC With Talk on Whether AI Systems Should Be Legal Persons
jzl86 · x · 2026-10-19
Philosopher Jeff Sebo is delivering the closing talk at EAG NYC on whether AI systems should be granted legal personhood. He argues the question requires assessing two kinds of issues: principled ones (whether AI could merit personhood for its own sake, given deep uncertainty about sentience and agency) and practical ones (how treating AI as property versus human-like persons would affect humans and other animals). Neither set is clear-cut, but the answers could have major consequences for AI safety, welfare, and governance.
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