Sean Ono Lennon on AI
2 quotes from Sean Ono Lennon on the wall, 2026, newest first. Each one is verbatim and links to where it was said. Sources include current.fas.harvard.edu.
It's a jury of our peers, not of our AI nightmares
Sean Ono Lennon, on why society would not accept an AI-generated justice system, Sing for Science podcast at Harvard, August 2026.
What it refers to
Society would not accept an AI-generated justice system replacing human judges and juries.
Other voices
- Outsourcing our discernmentKate CrawfordResearcher30 September 2026
- It doesn't know what it feels like to sit in a packed airport at midnightManika Juneja30 September 2026
- Should be subordinates to humans, they should not have legal personhood or rightsMustafa SuleymanBuilder28 September 2026
- Don't outsource your thinking, however tempting that may beCath Ellis4 October 2026
- The bot doesn't care whether you have pasta for lunch, or kill yourselfSherry TurkleResearcher30 September 2026
AI is essentially a psychopath
Sean Ono Lennon, discussing AI and empathy on the Sing for Science podcast at Harvard's Radcliffe Institute, August 2026.
What it refers to
Lennon is comparing AI chatbots, which seem empathetic in conversation, to someone who fakes affection without any real feeling behind it.
Other voices
- The bot doesn't care whether you have pasta for lunch, or kill yourselfSherry TurkleResearcher30 September 2026
- It cannot say mmh and mean itHouda Nait El Barj30 September 2026
- It doesn't know what it feels like to sit in a packed airport at midnightManika Juneja30 September 2026
- You can't be in the world with them like you can with a dog or an octopusMurray Shanahan27 September 2026
- Not because we know the system is conscious, but because we can't know it isn'tGrigori Guitchounts30 September 2026