I saw an article this week saying AI has finally passed the Turing Test. Apparently, it can fool enough people into thinking it’s human that we’ve crossed some magical finish line.
My first thought was, “Well… okay.”
My second thought was, “Who gives a shit?”
Seriously. We’ve spent seventy-five years obsessing over whether a computer could fool somebody in a conversation. Now it finally can, and everybody’s acting like we just split the atom.
Meanwhile, I’ve spent the last few months talking to AI more than I talk to most people. Not because I’ve lost my damn mind, but because it’s become one of the most useful thinking partners I’ve ever had.
And here’s the funny part…
I don’t need it to pretend it’s human.
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