I don't think people necessarily want AI to feel human

There's a lot of discussion about making AI conversations more human-like, but I'm not sure that's exactly what people want. Humans can be unreliable, unavailable, awkward, and difficult to understand. Part of the appeal of AI is that it's different.

Maybe the ideal AI isn't one that perfectly imitates a person. Maybe it's something with its own personality—natural enough to have a good conversation with, but still clearly an AI.

Would you actually want an AI that was impossible to distinguish from a human while texting?