The fiasco with Replika pulling functionality on their erotic texting AI and the resulting psychological effect it had on it's users also worrying. A non-insign

The fiasco with Replika pulling functionality on their erotic texting AI and the resulting psychological effect it had on it's users also worrying. A non-insignificant portion of people already feel disconnected from society and have few intimate relationships. It's clear some people will jump at the chance to develop a relationship with an AI partner if it offers some sort of feeling of intimacy. Not to say it's all bad-- one case I recall was someone saying they liked talking to someone in that way since they were older and their wife died, and they weren't able to socialize. So there are multiple sides to this