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AI Ethics Pioneer Notes 1998 Arguments Resurface With Agentic AI Trend

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Joanna J Bryson#1933@J2BRYSONOPTim O'ReillyTim O'Reilly@TIMOREILLY

Just came across this 1998!! piece about AI and ethics by @j2bryson and Phil Kime, which very much deserves to be read today. https://jjb.conjugateprior.org/web/aiethics98.html

6:31 AM · May 18, 2026 View on X
REPLYJoanna J Bryson#1933Joanna J Bryson@J2BRYSON

@timoreilly Thanks Tim! I agree, the agentic trend is really bringing all those old arguments back to the fore. I have a few more mature academic works on that more recently, and also some legal consultations, and also blogposts e.g. https://joanna-bryson.blogspot.com/2026/05/legal-personality-for-artefacts-breaks.html

Tim O'ReillyTim O'Reilly@timoreilly

Just came across this 1998!! piece about AI and ethics by @j2bryson and Phil Kime, which very much deserves to be read today. https://jjb.conjugateprior.org/web/aiethics98.html

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