[Erwin]

Remember Replika and how people got quite attached to that chatbot?

I imagine in the near future you'll be able to sell your and your friends' chat history to a company building a more advanced, realistic chatbot. Do you want to have a group of friends to hang out with? Buy an organically fabricated and pre-trained chatbot.

Or maybe there's enough emptieness in your life that you go deep assume one of those friends' identity. Go visit that restaurant "you" always adored; the other guys will not come but will send you hilarious messages saying how they got delayed and tips on what to order.

This feels like something right out of Philip K Dick -- both Blade Runner and Total Recall had realistic false memories.

[kevincox]

Yeah, this sounds like a great business opportunity.

1. Allow creating customized chat bots by uploading some conversations. Hope people find this fun and you go viral.

2. Sell the data to highest bidder.

3. Sell product placements.

[sangnoir]

> Buy an organically fabricated and pre-trained chatbot.

"Robo Billy Mays here. Has your partner dumped you and you can't get over them? It's time to UPGRADE them to a perfect, anatomically correct* specimen. Scan this QR code NOW to get our special subscription price or 299.99/mo"

[therealdrag0]

> sell your chat history

I bet people would give it away for free for a small set of functionality in return. Just like we do with social media ad data etc.