I remember watching a documentary where a computer was designed for people to 'converse' with.

People were fascinated with it, spending hours at a time telling it all their problems etc.

The thing is, all the computer did was relay your statements back to you as questions. So if you said you were sad, it would say "why are you sad?"

That stuck with me. Today the bots are annoying. Maybe the future is a sea of bots telling you what you want to hear - maybe they get so good they zap your notes, like your posts, or re-post lol.

Imagine a future where every human is silo'd off, and the only interaction is with AI bots or direct friends you have sought out. Perhaps you don't even know most people you talk to are AI.

A few months ago Hodgkinson was arguing with a 'roast' bot on Twitter. It was funny to watch, but it brought back these thoughts.