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October 19, 2026Pacta sunt servanda...ab AI?

What does international law say about using force to stop rogue AI?

August 31, 2026Who to Sue If We Can’t Tell Which AI Agent Did What?

Back in January 2025, I looked at theories of liability for AI harms. Here’s how recent climate litigation might help with forking and swarms.

June 14, 2026Here There Be Monsters

AI Comes for the Math World

May 18, 2026Mens ReAI? Or, could an AI sue in court?

A lot of the law relies not on scientific measurements of internal mental states, but on speaking and writing, which AI can (ostensibly) already do. What might this mean for AI’s legal status?

April 28, 2026Galileo and the Movement of the Spheres.

I review "A World Appears" by Michael Pollan.

March 9, 2026The "Pro-Human AI Declaration" and the Fight Over AI Personhood

Why the Declaration is not the unifying statement the drafters intended.

February 25, 2026What I Learned About AI Rights From a Cowboy in Texas, a Hairdresser in Montreal, and a Teacher in the Mission

When it comes to the science of consciousness, the ethics of expanding the moral circle, and the law of AI personhood, people have a lot of thoughts.

January 26, 2026Yuval Harari called for a global ban on AI legal personhood at Davos.

The President of Argentina Disagrees.

January 15, 2026Legal Personhood for Grok Would Make X Corp Accountable for the Child Pornography Scandal, But It Is Still a Bad Fit for AI.

While legal personality is one of the greatest inventions of all time, it's not the right fit for generative AI gone rogue.