That's alright, but that was not about whether chatbots will succeed or fail. It was about countering dismissal of all voices of caution as blind dismissal. S

That's alright, but that was not about whether chatbots will succeed or fail. It was about countering dismissal of all voices of caution as blind dismissal. Saying X succeeded while people were saying it will fail is just survivorship bias. Also your parents and grandpa did indeed hear about the Segway.