[pokeypokes]

"It's just a parrot" parroted repeatedly to suggest a lack of deeper understanding, while revealing the same.. So meta.

The general reaction of people to all this has been one of the most interesting things about it imo. Earlier versions were generally just fun and sometimes amazing but suddenly so many are going out of their ways to play it down. Of course there are valid criticisms and worthy discussions but some of it feels like more than that.

I think one side of it is that for the first time many people are genuinely comparing bots to humans, which by itself is kind of mind blowing.

Another side seems to be more about "controlling" something new and scary. Maybe that thing is tangible, like the tools themselves, or maybe it's just the idea that we're not that special.