Even as far back as Eliza, there were reports of people finding that talking to the chatbot was therapeutic, and people would spill their guts out to it for hou

Even as far back as Eliza, there were reports of people finding that talking to the chatbot was therapeutic, and people would spill their guts out to it for hours. With GPT-3's conversation having much more verisimilitude, the perceived therapeutic value should be much greater. Many lonely, hurting people want someone to talk to, and for some knowing that they're talking to a machine increases their comfort in revealing personal details to it. "Conversation as a service" could be a very desirable product for many.