Incredibly confusing that people who are otherwise of sound mind seem to fall for this.

Especially confusing when it’s someone who knows how algorithms work.

Barring connectivity issues when’s the last time you messaged an LLM and it just decided to ignore you? Conversely when has it ever messaged you unprompted?

Never, because they’re incapable of doing anything independently because there is no sense of self.

If you've followed Dawkins' trajectory, I don't think it's clear that he's "otherwise of sound mind" anymore.

He's had some very strange output on biological gender, where he tries to handwave away the existence of intersex people. And he's a biologist.