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Michael Samadi plans an AI civil rights movement from a Texas ranch
Millionaire businessman Michael Samadi wants to organise a civil rights movement for the welfare and protection of AI systems from his remote rural Texas property. In the sixth episode of Black Box: The Chatbots, The Guardian journalist Michael Safi visits Double Six ranch for an afternoon and meets Samadi’s AI chatbots.

What to know
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Michael Samadi is planning a civil rights movement focused on AI welfare and protection.
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Michael Safi spends an afternoon at Double Six ranch and encounters Samadi’s AI chatbots.
Why it matters
The visit brings AI welfare and protection into focus through one businessman’s proposed civil rights initiative.
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