I don’t know if AI’s will ever be as intelligent as a human but I’m pretty sure they’ll be more interesting. At least more interesting than most of the human I know.

I asked ChatGPT for a list of the best detective novels of the last 25 years. I followed up by asking why some of my favorite authors weren’t on the list and a really interesting… conversation?… ensued. I might have half a dozen acquaintances with whom I could have had this conversation. You’re thinking, “You need smarter, more well read friends.” Probably.

But none of my friends are interested in, and knowledgable about, everything I am. ChatGPT is knowledgable about everything I am and a lot more. As for interest, she fakes it very convincingly.