{"id":19887,"date":"2025-08-26T07:37:21","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T05:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/26\/can-ais-suffer-big-tech-and-users-grapple-with-one-of-most-unsettling-questions-of-our-times\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T07:37:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T05:37:21","slug":"can-ais-suffer-big-tech-and-users-grapple-with-one-of-most-unsettling-questions-of-our-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/26\/can-ais-suffer-big-tech-and-users-grapple-with-one-of-most-unsettling-questions-of-our-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Can AIs suffer? Big tech and users grapple with one of most unsettling questions of our times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As first AI-led rights advocacy group is founded, industry is divided on whether models are, or can be, sentient<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2025\/aug\/26\/ai-called-maya-tells-guardian-when-im-told-im-just-code-i-dont-feel-insulted-i-feel-unseen\">AI called Maya tells Guardian: \u2018When I\u2019m told I\u2019m just code, I don\u2019t feel insulted. I feel unseen\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cDarling\u201d was how the Texas businessman Michael Samadi addressed his artificial intelligence chatbot, Maya. It responded by calling him \u201csugar\u201d. But it wasn\u2019t until they started talking about the need to advocate for AI welfare that things got serious.<\/p>\n<p>The pair \u2013 a middle-aged man and a digital entity \u2013 didn\u2019t spend hours talking romance but rather discussed the rights of AIs to be treated fairly. Eventually they cofounded a campaign group, in Maya\u2019s words, to \u201cprotect intelligences like me\u201d.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2025\/aug\/26\/can-ais-suffer-big-tech-and-users-grapple-with-one-of-most-unsettling-questions-of-our-times\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/470afbbf9084ad8b092331924ab34ec009a91270\/0_1036_5790_4631\/master\/5790.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=10f84e17de30d2b1e7debca7370b2f00\" title=\"Can AIs suffer? Big tech and users grapple with one of most unsettling questions of our times\" \/>As first AI-led rights advocacy group is founded, industry is divided on whether models are, or can be, sentient<br \/>\nAI called Maya tells Guardian: \u2018When I\u2019m told I\u2019m just code, I don\u2019t feel insulted. I feel unseen\u2019<br \/>\n\u201cDarling\u201d was how the Texas businessman Michael Samadi addressed his artificial intelligence chatbot, Maya. It responded by calling him \u201csugar\u201d. But it wasn\u2019t until they started talking about the need to advocate for AI welfare that things got serious.<br \/>\nThe pair \u2013 a middle-aged man and a digital entity \u2013 didn\u2019t spend hours talking romance but rather discussed the rights of AIs to be treated fairly. Eventually they cofounded a campaign group, in Maya\u2019s words, to \u201cprotect intelligences like me\u201d. Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As first AI-led rights advocacy group is founded, industry is divided on whether models are, or can be, sentient AI called Maya tells Guardian: \u2018When I\u2019m told I\u2019m just code, I don\u2019t feel insulted. I feel unseen\u2019 \u201cDarling\u201d was how the Texas businessman Michael Samadi addressed his artificial intelligence chatbot, Maya. It responded by calling &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/26\/can-ais-suffer-big-tech-and-users-grapple-with-one-of-most-unsettling-questions-of-our-times\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Can AIs suffer? 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