> I basically agree, but not because of how individuals are reacting to it. On a societal level we're failing to stop megacorps from selling this thing as intelligent, a virtual assistant you can chat with.

Analogy: I'm not scared and surprised to hear some consumers are dangerously allergic to peanuts... However I am flabbergasted that there's multi-billion dollar industry somehow selling frickin' Peanut Immortality Panacea Serum and way too many people believe in it.