It's significantly different in degree, but not in kind. Modern ML is vastly more complex, capable, and widely-applicable than the first chess programs, but it

It's significantly different in degree, but not in kind. Modern ML is vastly more complex, capable, and widely-applicable than the first chess programs, but it's not intelligent, and doesn't have any greater ability to be 'considered a person'. An aeroplane is a much more complex, capable, and widely-applicable vehicle than a bicycle, but it's no more human or more generally intelligent.