Someone page DesCartes. How do I know everyone in the world is actually real, actual intelligences and consciousnesses distinct from my own? All these articles

Someone page DesCartes. How do I know everyone in the world is actually real, actual intelligences and consciousnesses distinct from my own? All these articles lack a severe lack of imagination or just try to apply a very narrow definition of intelligence. It's good to be grounded and not hop on every bandwagon but to deride ChatGpt because it can't convince the author it is mimicking the way we think we think is a bit daft. ChatGpt for me has been amazing - I use it to get started. My biggest stumbling block, at anything, is getting started. ChatGpt can get me started by generating boilerplate code, etc... and yea sometimes it is not quite right (though more often than not, it's pretty damn close) and guess what, it did it in seconds. It would have taken me hours to get to that same 'not quite right' level. ChatGpt is an elevator for that initial step function of resistance to my productivity. It gets me going when motivation or the willingness to focus is not there. They can charge $20/month, they can charge $100/month, I'll happily pay it. (edit: they just launched the plus for $20/month - shut up and take my money)