Social skills have a large component of body language/reading the room <-- these can definitely be learned. The social problem with your hobby of watching AI

Social skills have a large component of body language/reading the room <-- these can definitely be learned. The social problem with your hobby of watching AI videos and programming is that it will not result in anecdotes or stories to relate to others. Telling people about what you've been up to and/or what you are excited about is the bread and butter of social interaction -- but if all your time is spent in super deep quiet hobbies like AI, chess, go... these won't result in good anecdotes. The two hobbies you should take up are cooking and fitness, since you're going to need them anyway and they are highly relatable to others, and it will get you out of the house to the farmer's market, the gym, a new restaurant, etc.