This is a pointless essay. The point is the person in the article believes systems can cause harm to humans. How we label those systems is irrelevant.

You write as if you are a lawyer for an AI corp trying to avoid a judgement. It’s akin to saying Teslas FSD/Autopilot can’t kill anyone, it’s just a computer. Cars can kill people. Totally different things. FSD/Autopilot is safe by definition and no one should try to legislate it.