[TotoHorner]

Honest question, what's so bad about these bots?

If some lonely dudes can't find a girlfriend, so they talk to a chatbot instead, why is that bad?

[bookofjoe]

Concur. See, for example:

https://youtu.be/ne6p6MfLBxc?si=fQCb4CrWy6AOZq7y

[jruohonen]

I have only trouble which one to pick: the mean, the bossy, or the sassy.

[bookofjoe]

No need to select only one: back in the day I had some that were all three — and more!

[jruohonen]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamagotchi_effect

[bookofjoe]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIBO