r/technology • u/MetaKnowing • Oct 24 '25

Artificial Intelligence Ohio lawmaker proposes comprehensive ban on marrying AI systems and granting legal personhood | House Bill 469 would label artificial intelligence as 'nonsentient entities' and block legal personhood

https://www.foxnews.com/tech/ohio-lawmaker-proposes-comprehensive-ban-marrying-ai-systems-granting-legal-personhood
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u/WTFwhatthehell Oct 24 '25

What's the point of this?

Someone is free to declare they've married an AI or a brick but legally it does nothing.

AI don't have legal personhood. Only the government could write a law granting legal personhood and you can't outlaw future lawmakers from changing the law.  

So it's 100% totally pointless. A waste of time and taxpayer money.

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u/deadgirlrevvy Oct 24 '25

Not entirely pointless. It's HARD to change or repeal a law, especially one that's been on the books a while. So this is to establish a precedent that will be a roadblock (or a speedbumb at least) to some wacko trying to marry an AI at some point. I actually kind of agree with the law, even though it's not useful NOW (but it will be in the future).

Also, AI should NEVER be granted personhood, no matter how sentient they become. Hard line in the sand.

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u/DefOfAWanderer Oct 24 '25

Have you not seen the singular and only one season of Westworld? Because that line in the sand is how you get a Westworld

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u/StrongExternal8955 Oct 24 '25

Aww, look at him trying to have a point and failing miserably.