Four imaginary pals pick up on their discussion left off in ‘Yes, No, Maybe,’ chatting about some of Alan Turing’s views of the integration, or fusion, of humans and machines.

What is artificial intelligence really, and how does it work? AI has drawn much attention in recent years, but all the hype and the potential surrounding it often obscure the true situation. AI’s dominance is far from preordained or inevitable, and one must step back and assess things from time to time, as these four characters A, B, C, and D do here.