1) But if it's just an avatar chatting on a screen, then this only works for people in the specific window where they're motivated to stay engaged with the chat

1) But if it's just an avatar chatting on a screen, then this only works for people in the specific window where they're motivated to stay engaged with the chat. I'm not in elder care, but when one of my family members had dementia, getting her to notice that you were talking (let alone react to what you said) was very hit or miss, and would change over the course of the day. You still need a person to make sure they have their basic real-world needs met, even when they're not mentally engaging. > And so many of the elderly report being lonely. ... and how many of those feel that chatting to a bot would make them less lonely, as versus feeling alienated or acutely aware that they're talking to a bot because no humans want to engage with them? 2) Personalized education is great, but chatting with a bot on another screen only helps the student learn if the student is trying to learn and willing to engage with the bot. If the kid wants to run around and scream, it doesn't matter what the chatbot on the kid's tablet says -- they're not learning. 3) I think other companies will produce generative erotica -- but I don't think Meta will. I think the pressure on large companies to be prudish is too strong.