I see, that wasn’t how I read “wants” in that passage, but I agree it’s a valid interpretation. Maybe the author does intend to include everything up to the top

I see, that wasn’t how I read “wants” in that passage, but I agree it’s a valid interpretation. Maybe the author does intend to include everything up to the top of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs as “wants”. Will AI meet our needs for love, friendship, and self-actualization? That’s more problematic. Though I could still see room for utopia if it does; would the world not be a better place if there was “universal basic friendship” and nobody was completely abandoned? In that world we might still prefer human companions, yet never fall into complete loneliness.