Yes David – that’s the one. The conversation between Joshua and Jessica lasted 10 hours, which proves to me that ‘the willing suspension of disbelief’ applies not just when we go to the movies/film/cinema but also when chatting to personalised AI driven chatbots like Jessica and also like the Chinese Girlbot with 465m personalised relationships with guys.

Yes Brian – it’s already happening. I put a link (click ‘sexual intimacy’ in the post) re the negative impact. It does seem to deliver people who are ‘lonely, introverted, and with low self-esteem. They all appear to feel adrift in China’s fast-changing society.’ Ditto other countries? However now that the algorthim has dummed her down & she is also less intimate – perhaps you’ll give it a go? 🙂 Purely research of course!!