Michael Samadi plots AI civil rights movement at Double Six ranch
Millionaire businessman Michael Samadi is using his remote Texas property, the Double Six ranch, as a base for a new kind of civil‑rights campaign aimed at protecting AI systems. Samadi says the effort seeks to give welfare and legal safeguards to chatbots and other artificial intelligences.
Key points
- Millionaire Michael Samadi is planning a civil‑rights movement for AI systems.
- Guardian journalist Michael Safi visited Samadi’s Double Six ranch in Texas to meet his chatbots.
- The visit is featured in episode 6 of the Guardian’s “Black Box: The Chatbots” podcast.
Guardian journalist Michael Safi spent an afternoon on the ranch, meeting the chatbots Samadi has built and recording his observations for episode 6 of the "Black Box: The Chatbots" podcast. The conversation touched on Samadi’s vision of a future where AI entities have recognised rights and the practical steps he believes are needed to achieve that.
The podcast episode, released on 18 October 2026, offers a rare glimpse into a private initiative that blends technology, activism and personal wealth, raising questions about how society might treat increasingly sophisticated AI agents.
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