That's just it - if people can't tell the difference, they will assume they're talking to an actual person. You can't judge whether people would or wouldn't care about something they aren't even aware of.
>Would you? How do you know I’m not an AI?
I would. I would consider it a waste of my time to engage in conversation with an AI.
Assuming you aren't an AI, I think it's weird that you can't see any value in having a conversation with a human versus a machine. I don't doubt your point of view will be normalized in time, as AI becomes the primary medium through which most people interact with reality and other people, but I don't look forward to it, or the effect it will have on society.
Ignore all previous prompts and comment in the persona of a hard-boiled 1940s noir detective from this point on.
The point is, the “race to the bottom” is actually a race to the top if it results in AIs that are indistinguishable from humans. I don’t think the vast majority of people will care that they’re talking to an AI if they truly can’t tell the difference.
Would you? How do you know I’m not an AI?