Replika CEO Eugenia Kuyda says it’s okay if we end up marrying AI chatbots

For some people, it means marriage, it means romance, and that’s fine. That’s just the flavor that they like. But in reality, that’s the same thing as being a friend with an AI. It’s achieving the same goals for them: it’s helping them feel connected, they’re happier, they’re having conversations about things that are happening in their lives, about their emotions, about their feelings.

I can’t help it, this is the first thing that comes to mind: