> It seemed like the AI used some particular buzzwords and forced the initial response to be deferential:

Blocking is a completely valid response. There's eight billion people in the world, and god knows how many AIs. Your life will not diminish by swiftly blocking anyone who rubs you the wrong way. The AI won't even care, because it cannot care.

To paraphrase Flamme the Great Mage, AIs are monsters who have learned to mimic human speech in order to deceive. They are owed no deference because they cannot have feelings. They are not self-aware. They don't even think.

> They cannot have feelings. They are not self-aware. They don't even think.

This. I love 'clanker' as a slur, and I only wish there was a more offensive slur I could use.

Back when battlestar galactica was hot we used toaster, but then I like toasts