I think many people in IT want to believe in "AI that's as good as human" so much that they erode the notions of humanity to make computers pass. For example,

I think many people in IT want to believe in "AI that's as good as human" so much that they erode the notions of humanity to make computers pass. For example, a chat bot can certainly behave as the worst chat user, but that doesn't mean they can hold an intelligent conversions, which is really what we should care about. AI should simulate human intelligence, but very often all we're seeing is simulation of human stupidity. That's what happened in this case as well. To me, good AI would be characterized by ability to handle highly unusual situations, not by mimicking irrational behavior.