99% of humans have not experienced a human-level intelligence validating them in the way they want. We know this is a very addictive experience, so why wouldn't

99% of humans have not experienced a human-level intelligence validating them in the way they want. We know this is a very addictive experience, so why wouldn't people be drawn to it once AI companions are verisimilitudinous enough to have that effect? The alternative? Make the real world a more worthwhile prospect. However in many ways, people are not afforded validation unless they are exceptional in some way. By definition not everyone can be exceptional, so AI will offer the chance for everyone to feel that way. I believe it could be a good thing. If AI can offer everyone validation, people's brains won't be in "status starvation" mode. Humans used to deal with disease and famines much more frequently than they do now, but now in developed countries most people are physically satiated, so that doesn't become an oppressive cloud hanging over everything. Emotional and status-affirming satiation could have a similarly ameliorative effect on the population, leading to interactions not being inundated with subtle status games and anxieties.