Pope comes out against granting AI legal personhood: machines are tools, not persons
WellsLucasSanto · x · 2026-10-31
The official @Pontifex account posted a statement opposing proposals to grant AI systems rights or even legal personhood. The Pope argued machines are tools, not persons, and that such an approach risks obscuring human responsibility, leaving those harmed to confront a faceless entity.
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