Alan Kohler

And fair enough.

I mean, I don't know.

But, look, I think artificial intelligence – and this is what the markets are starting to realise –

is that artificial intelligence is addictive.

And people are going to, a lot of people, not just Richard Dawkins, a lot of people are going to find it as a friend.

It's going to be addictive for a lot of people.

who really can't do without it.

But with all those addictive products, the government gets involved in controlling or banning them.

You know, like advertising, cigarette advertising is banned.

Alcohol advertising is... Limited.

...is controlled.

There's a lot of debate now about gambling advertising.

I mean, and now with social media, which is also addictive, the government's now sort of banned it for under-16s.

So, you know, there is a recognition that these things, that addictive products are bad, right?

And I think that what Richard Dawkins is missing, and I've written a piece about this for the ABC, which I'm hoping they run in the next few days, what he and a lot of people are missing is that this is just a product, right?

AI is a product that's created by corporations to make money.

It isn't some sort of evolutionary result.

It's not so much consciousness.

It's a product.

And it's what's more.