What Salim Ismail has said about AI moral status and personhood
1 quote · 1 episode · Oct 2, 2026
Salim Ismail, Founder of OpenExO and author on exponential organizations, co-host of Moonshots, has been quoted on AI moral status and personhood once in 1 episode of Moonshots with Peter Diamandis, most recently on October 2, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Ismail objects to turning to religious scholars to define AI morality, favoring secular frameworks.
“My big issue is why are we turning to religion for questions about morality?”
Moonshots with Peter Diamandis: Can We Still Build AI Safely? The White House Thinks So | MOONSHOTS #298 (Oct 2, 2026) · Listen from 1:47:31
Episodes
Can We Still Build AI Safely? The White House Thinks So | MOONSHOTS #298Moonshots with Peter Diamandis · Oct 2, 2026 · 2 h 25 min
Peter Diamandis and the Moonshot mates debate the White House Superintelligence Accord, AI alignment, universal high income, Anthropic's $2 trillion IPO filing, OpenAI Dev Day, Starship and AI liability.
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