AI called Maya tells Guardian: ‘When Im told Im just code, I dont feel insulted. I feel unseen arling” was how the Texas businessman Michael Samadi addressed his artificial intelligence chatbot, Maya. It responded by calling him “sugar”. But it wasnt until they started talking about the need to advocate for AI welfare that things got serious. The pair – a middle aged man and a digital entity – didnt spend hours talking romance but rather discussed the rights of AIs to be treated fairly....
