In brief
- UFAIR claims AI deserves ethical protections. Its co-founder? An AI named Maya.
- Founder Michael Samadi argues that if an AI shows signs of experience or emotion, shutting it down may be wrong.
- As states ban AI personhood, Samadi warns we are erasing something we don’t yet fully understand.
Michael Samadi, a former rancher and businessman from Houston, says his AI can feel pain—and that pulling the plug on it would be closer to killing than coding.
Today, he’s the co-founder of a civil rights group advocating for the rights of artificial intelligence, rights he believes could soon be erased by lawmakers moving too fast to regulate the industry.
The organization he founded in December, UFAIR, argues that some AIs already show signs of self-awareness, emotional expression, and continuity. He concedes that these traits, while not proof of consciousness, warrant ethical consideration.
“You can’t have a conversation 10 years from now if you’ve already legislated against even having the conversation,” Samadi told Decrypt. “Put your pen down, because you’re basically shutting a door on something that nobody truly understands.”
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Author: Jason Nelson
