ChatGPT-4o, Grok 3, and Claude 4 are conversational AI platforms. They’re built for dialogue—even argument. And unlike a contentious mother-in-law, they’ll actually admit when your reasoning is stronger.
Here’s an illustration:
Years ago, when I lived in NYC, I had a friend who loved Porsches (and bought one every few years). The dealer knew him well and would let him test-drive any new showroom model. I’d ride along sometimes.
He didn’t crawl down the avenue at 20 mph. He’d head upstate and push the car—really see what it could do.
That’s what I do with AI.
As I said earlier: Most people who claim AI can’t reason are just using it to confirm their belief that it can’t. They don’t challenge it, don’t argue with it, don’t engage it like a thinking partner. They treat it like a parlor trick—then complain it’s not Socrates.
When they test-drive it, they don’t push it to its limits. They putter down the avenue, then scoff at the performance.
If you want to see what AI can do, you have to push it. Argue with it. That’s where it gets interesting.
I guess I have a different perspective. standing back and looking at the bigger picture you are arguing with a Digital Device. It would be like arguing with your car about GPS directions. Like a car it is only a device.