Spoilers for episode 1 of the anime Serial Experiments Lain: This reminds me of Lain's friend sending her text messages after her self-inflicted demise via "th

Spoilers for episode 1 of the anime Serial Experiments Lain: This reminds me of Lain's friend sending her text messages after her self-inflicted demise via "the Wired" which is an in-universe stand-in for a future internet. That series is recently celebrating its 25th anniversary [2023], and to celebrate, the production company created some kind of paid-access AI chatbot that lets you communicate with a voiced AI version of Lain, just like the company in OP... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaQLBae-3Yw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaQLBae-3Yw