'No Meaningful Bond With a Turing-Test-Passing AI'? One Line About Dogs Sinks the Argument
SydSteyerhart · x · 2026-10-03
SydSteyerhart quotes a common objection — you can't form a meaningful bond with an AI that passes the Turing Test, because it isn't human and lacks personhood — and demolishes it with one line: by that logic, no one has ever formed a meaningful bond with a dog. A sharp entry in the ongoing debate over AI companionship and whether personhood requires being human.
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