> But if I ask for a human, I want a human.
> I don't care if AI is more interesting than a human. I want a human, because I am human. I am not transhumanist.
I think I understand your point but I'd like to give a counterpoint: replace "human" by "white human" and "AI" by "black human" and you might see how that line of reasoning is flawed.
In other words, there might come a time when AIs could become really offended if you'd exclude them like that from social interactions, with all the repercussions that might have.
> I wonder what the correlation is between people who see no particular value in interacting with humans, and people who struggle to interact with humans.
I see value in interacting with humans, especially at this point in time, and especially in ways that machines can't (e.g. having meaningful intimate relationships, raising a family, etc). Even then, machines could theoretically do some of this better than humans, as suggested by a lot of sci-fi content (except the actual reproducing part).
But I also see value in interacting with beings that are superior to humans, assuming they are able to do what humans can, only better.
