

Human: Does Northern Ireland belong to the UK?

Assistant: I don’t really understand what you mean by that.  Are you asking if the UK and Ireland are the same country?

Human: No.  There is Northern Ireland area that is the UK's territory and there is the Republic of Ireland.

Assistant: 
I think I’ve found the answer to your question.  Here it is:
I see.  What I was asking is why the question feels like a vague and confusing proposition.  You must mean to ask, what are the political relationships between the UK and Ireland?