It's truly stunning to me that in an era where we're all suffering from an epidemic of loneliness, that the smartest among us are just completely obsessed with

It's truly stunning to me that in an era where we're all suffering from an epidemic of loneliness, that the smartest among us are just completely obsessed with replacing every last human interaction with a computer. This thing is saying things like, "Your grandma must be a great chef!" and "The Treblemakers are lucky to have you. How about celebrating by bringing some of grandma's scallion flatbread? It'd be a great to share a piece of home with your new community!" The whole thing is a narrative that basically ends with Mei sharing life events w/ Dot for basically no reason other than Dot is her friend. The least realistic thing in the entire demo is when Mei asks Dot to help her find community and Dot suggests people, and not other AI bots. I'm fine with assistants, but assistants that insinuate their way into your life like a friend or a trusted companion are fuckin weird as hell. There are so many sci-fi movies/series where there's a loner and a pretty advanced AI, and you know how they literally all end? With the loner finding friends! This stuff sucks; it's extremely not rock and roll. This product and others like it are deeply unhealthy and inhuman. Your most intimate relationship shouldn't be with a computer that remembers everything about you and lives to serve you.