[bena]

I can interact with and study a Quake bot.

I, currently, cannot interact with and study LaMDA.

Also your position is falling close to "Well if this entirely other thing, wouldn't it be this other thing?"

There is a vast gulf of difference between LaMDA and StarCraft bots. And way more than a character in an audio book. Claiming an audio book is on the same level of sophistication as LaMDA feels like claiming an apple and the Bolivian navy performing maneuvers in the South Seas are the same thing.