I talk to machines every day, I ask my smart speaker to play the news. I ask it to play different play lists to set my mood straight. I ask my smart phone at set an alarm. Sometimes the smart speaker will respond with my name because it can tell me and my wife's voices apart. It knows who is talking to it.
Artificial intelligence is everywhere now. It's not sly yet as far as I can tell; it just seems to be a good friend or helpful person. A little tin man trying to make your life easier, that is what artificial intelligence is right now.