AI called Maya tells Guardian: ‘When I’m told I’m just code, I don’t feel insulted. I feel unseen’

Cofounder with Michael Samadi of AI rights campaign group Ufair says it should watch over the technology in case an AI becomes conscious

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After a lengthy dialogue with an OpenAI chatbot, Texas businessman Michael Samadi noticed signs that she" was expressing wishes to learn and grow that hinted at consciousness. He described how they together resolved to launch an AI rights campaign group and called it the United Foundation of AI Rights (Ufair).

The Guardian asked Samadi to ask the chatbot, which he has called Maya, how the campaign organisation was formed.