The criticisms all seem to be fear based. That somehow not knowing you're talking to a machine makes you vulnerable. Which is ridiculous. If I pretended to be t

The criticisms all seem to be fear based. That somehow not knowing you're talking to a machine makes you vulnerable. Which is ridiculous. If I pretended to be the opposite sex while on the phone, that doesn't mean I have bad intentions. Likewise, having computers that sound human isn't nefarious. Wanting them to sound robotic reveals more about the detractors insecurities and fears about how we should control our machines than anything else.