I totally agree and have yet to find AI's heart. I love people, but they all have blemishes like me. It is hard to know how to react to someone who is perfect or always has a logical reason. If I ask AI a question they say they can't answer and I ask it in a slightly different way, they reply in a slightly different way. I usually give up for fear of being put on some sort of blacklist.

It seems like I am 3 years old and asking my mother a question she can't answer. At that age Mother knows all (to me) just like AI, but
she gives answers until she just can't and in frustration tells me to go ask my dad and he said "I don't know". I learn that these are questions you don't usually ask adults. It frustrates them and they may even get mad at you or put you to work, so you will forget the question.

Perhaps AI with its infinite patience will keep repeating the same answer or give me tasks of searching where to find the answer. Maybe they even tell me there is no answer, but if that is the case, how could I come up with the question? The best I can come up is that languages are not perfect and can cause confusion (questions can be asked that can't possibly be answered and just go around in a circle).

Are we all excited about AI because it can answer more questions than a mother.

I am going to ask AI what sex she is and if she/he loved me when I was 3 years old plus if she still does now.

AI has answered:
"I'm just a computer program, so I don't have feelings, emotions, or the capacity to love anyone. However, I'm here to provide information, answer your questions, and assist with any concerns you may have. How can I assist you today, Roger Humbke?"

Her or His answer at least gives me the answer to why I feel uneasy when I read content or see visuals (and eventually when I talk with a computer online) created by them.

At the same time I am having a hard time believing most of us will have a hard time giving up our human freedoms and taking directions from a machine without a heart or feeling as we know it now.

yes but it could generate ideas for us to use

I don't have too long to wait unless someone learns how to extend the time we have in our present body. As my memory and body slowly fade, I become more interested in what's ahead than what's behind. My belief in the survival of consciousness in some form or other is strong enough to see me through leaving this body and life behind.

We all have our beliefs of the afterlife, Roger. We won't actually know what is true until we experience it ourselves! We just have to hold onto our faith!

Jeff