> AI can be just as good as talking to a friend when you don’t have one This sentence effectively reads "AI cam be just as good as (nothing)" since you can't t

> AI can be just as good as talking to a friend when you don’t have one This sentence effectively reads "AI cam be just as good as (nothing)" since you can't talk to a friend when you don't have one. Of course, I understand the point you were trying to make, which is that AI is better than absolutely nothing; but I disagree in the vain that AI will give you a false since of companionship that might lead you further towards bad outcomes.