Sometimes I notice I'm going back/forth with a bot.
Anecdotally, 2+ years ago bots were clearly stupid.
I'm recently encountering a lot less obvious bots, and a lot more lawyer-sounding commenters.
This has me concerned, because I'm sure the bots are still out there, but their tactics have improved.
Do you avoid bots? How do you identify them? Have you noticed any changes in them?
Apologies if this is not a valid HN question topic.