Cost, because distances involved with how spread out the US is. And because Capitalism of course.

Honestly disturbing and fascinating at the same time. People will bond with anything, yet some will dehumanize real people that are different. Can understand the temptation of a perfect partner, but this always-yes enabling chat bots are toxic. It would be one thing if these were true AI’s in the fully sentient/sapient sense, but this is just self-delusion.

Another reason I hate how the term AI has been co-opted by tech bros, using the term to increase sales, poisoning the true meaning.