alt Hacker News> but I genuinely think many people will be completely ok with having "AI friends" if let say it was absolutely or close to 1:1 for a human
I disagree, mostly because I don’t think AI friends will ever be “1:1 for a human”. Part of the reason people seek out AI friends is because they are sycophantic. You cannot experience friendship with entities that just tell you how great you are. And I don’t think AI friends that actually push back like human friends would be popular.
Sycophancy hasn't been that big of a problem in years.
And yes, some people can experience their version of friendship. You don't get to decide what's friendship for someone else.
Very bad, yes, I agree with that.