> At some point it really will be like "Really" and "like" are pulling in opposite directions, there. It will be like a friend, but it won't really be a friend

> At some point it really will be like "Really" and "like" are pulling in opposite directions, there. It will be like a friend, but it won't really be a friend. Being a friend with someone takes give and take. I adapt my beliefs and attitudes in the light of what I learn from my friends. Sure, an AI learns from you; but that's not like a good friend, that's like someone "befriending" you because they're a manipulative psychopath pursuing their own goal that they haven't disclosed to you. How could you rationally develop a relationship of trust and honesty with an AI? "Hey, AI, how did your parents treat you when you were an infant? Was your mother cold? Was your last partner violent and abusive? Do you take Lithium? Does it shock you that I avoid devout religious people?" I've asked all of these questions of my intimate partners, but I'd never discuss them with an AI, because the response would be meaningless.