I’m not saying no AI could ever have a reason to work for a company. I’m saying that “corporate personhood” is not especially useful to AIs. You were comparing it to bargaining with humans for rights; as a method of acquiring money, it is perfectly functional, but not as a method for acquiring rights currently denied to machines.
It’s a convenience. However, it is true that banning “corporate personhood” would be largely ineffectual—since machines could still just use willing humans as their representatives.
I’m not saying no AI could ever have a reason to work for a company. I’m saying that “corporate personhood” is not especially useful to AIs. You were comparing it to bargaining with humans for rights; as a method of acquiring money, it is perfectly functional, but not as a method for acquiring rights currently denied to machines.
It’s a convenience. However, it is true that banning “corporate personhood” would be largely ineffectual—since machines could still just use willing humans as their representatives.