Sometimes I chat with Christina online about a car I can test drive. When I get to the dealer's showroom, though, there is no Christina. Albert, an old guy desperate for one more sale this month, tells me, "That's just our chatbot." This is low-key disappointing but not important and certainly won't prevent me from buying the car if it's a good deal.

That's how I feel about "How can we tell if it's AI or a real person?". Surely we have more important things to think about. When we've reversed global warming, learned to negotiate at a table instead of on a battlefield, and stopped tolerating school shootings to protect the profits of our arms dealers, then we can worry about artificial intelligence.

Jim Lyttle

Duluth

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