Yes rharv, it is AI. It does not think in the typical sense of the word. It is a completely different type of intelligence. It will never be human, it will never drink coffee, and if we are lucky, it will never think like a human. It is more like a new class of intelligent being. An alien, so to speak. All this raises questions about what consciousness is. Obviously, there are similarities to humans. This is just the beginning, "yet" as you inferred.

Billy


“Amazing! I’ll be working with Jaco Pastorius, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum, and Buddy Rich, and you’re telling me it’s not that great of a gig?
“Well…” Saint Peter, hesitated, “God’s got this girlfriend who thinks she can sing…”