I'd consider this a trick because initially you'd believe the script is what's doing the intelligent part. I think this is an example of impressive AI, but your

I'd consider this a trick because initially you'd believe the script is what's doing the intelligent part. I think this is an example of impressive AI, but your friend's script isn't the AI, Google is. Imagine using Twilio to text the question to a real human and await their response. The script isn't the "intelligent" entity in either of those cases, just a broker.