# Debate: Is it Wrong to Talk with an AI Chatbot?

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Podcast: [New Polity](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-polity-1279735)
Published: 2025-11-06T21:00:01+00:00
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## Resource

Marc Barnes believes that AI chatbots are evil, and that having a faux conversation with AI chatbots is wrong. Joseph Hobbs, Senior Solution Architect at Databricks, disagrees. In this podcast, they discuss the nature of conversation, how AI imitates conversation, and the Catholic response to AI Chatbots. Our double issue of New Polity magazine on Artificial Intelligence is now available for purchase! Including essays by Matthew Crawford, Slavoj Žižek, D. C. Schindler, and many more. Buy now at https://newpolity.com/single-issues/6-23 We depend on your generous support. Please consider donating at https://www.newpolity.com/donate

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