Hi! I don't know much about the current development of AI outside of ChatGPT, but I've always been excited about the idea of it being used in a social regard. Selfishly, I'm waiting for a point when we could put on our VR headsets and enter a video game where you can talk to characters that can actually "think" and develop unique personalities based on interactions with you.
In a less selfish capacity, I know it's been brought up as a possibility to have a robot friend for lonely elderly people that they could talk to with authentic interactions. I feel like I asked this question a few years ago and people were saying it's really, really far off, but it seems like AI has developed a lot recently. Is it still the case that this is a distant dream? Or could this be something in the next decade?
Thanks!
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