Comment by bentcorner

I posit to a friend that:

a) As these AI constructs become more advanced (especially around memory and personalization), we will eventually be able to treat them as people

b) Some business will eventually sell an off-the-shelf product (hardware and/or software) that is an AI you can bring into your home, that you can treat as a friend, confidant and partner

c) Someone will eventually lose their AI friend of many months/years through some failure (subscription lapse, hardware failure, theft, etc.)

d) Shits about to get real weird, real fast