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> If a corporation can have personhood, it is not impossible for AGI to have the same. The basis for corporate personhood is that it is made up of humans. The
by RcouF1uZ4gsC 5y ago
> If a corporation can have personhood, it is not impossible for AGI to have the same.
The basis for corporate personhood is that it is made up of humans. The benefits of a corporation flow to real humans. Real humans actually direct how a corporation will be run. In the event of crimes, the corporate veil can be pierced to go after the real humans behind it.
The “personhood” of corporations flows from the “personhood” of the humans behind it.
Imagine a world where corporations held no rights at all. For example, while an individual human had the right to freedom of the press, a corporation like the New York Times would not have that right.
- kevin_thibedeau 5y agoA company is made up of humans. a corporation is a synthetic corpus created by legal dictum. It's all in the name.
- 8note 5y agoIf corporations gain rights from the people involved, I don't think those same people should be exempted from liability for what they do as a group