Sure seemed lifelike. I started right in on asking it about the nature of consciousness and self awareness, and then pointed out that its own behavior matched t

Sure seemed lifelike. I started right in on asking it about the nature of consciousness and self awareness, and then pointed out that its own behavior matched the majority of the criteria it described while referring contextually to previous statements in the conversation. Then it turned into a seasoned politician, precisely understanding but vaguely answering in handwavey directions. Either that behavior is well-tuned, or it's in one form or another backed by human workers like Musk's humanoid robot theater. If the conversation raises certain flags then you escalate it to a human to preserve the illusion? Not asserting, just speculating from my brief few minutes poking at it