Everyone's New Best Friend

 Everywhere I go, people are talking about OpenAI ChatGPT. They don't evangelize, they just mention it with a wink and a smile. Of COURSE you know all about this charming chat bot. And that's why we're smiling.

I had to get a look as soon as I heard about it from this NY Times article. It didn't take long before some of the responses passed my own personal Turing Test. 

I soon found myself arguing with the bot, struggling to get it to reconsider its answer. I was arguing with an algorithm! 

And given the nascent and experimental nature of my new friend, I would swear that I saw it evolve, day to day. (Stick with me to the end, and I'll entertain you with my own idiot glee by arguing with someone who is not there. Or is it arguing with someone who WAS there, but not actually someone?)