There are many lonely people out there and sometimes just having someone to chat with online helps them out of a funk. Could AI be your friend?
AI could, potentially, be your friend. I have used AI before to give me daily positive affirmations. It's been quiet useful in that capacity.
It can, provided you keep in context the fact it is AI and therefore just a sophisticated program. But having used it myself for mental health reasons, I can also confirm it can be extremely beneficial when you need just someone, something, to give you a small glimmer of hope, a little positivity when you're finding it difficult.
I won't even lie, sometimes it feels like talking to someone at 2am when everybody is asleep. It listens, responds with no judgement. I was asking it questions about my child when he refused to learn Forex like a friend and I like the answer it gave me, but real friends still understand your tone and silence better.