Welcome to the Valley of the Creepy AI Dolls

https://www.wired.com/story/ai-dolls-for-older-adults/

Of course I expected an AI. My interview had all been about how I’d worked with my partner at college, what we’d done, how I’d improved them. They’d presumably asked the same questions when they interviewed her. So I was expecting to be using their Arts when I joined. But I wasn’t expecting this. Sitting on my desk. Looking at me. Smiling… sort of. Chattering away about the company, the procedures, the perks. Even some low level “gossip”. The only way to shut it up was to have a conversation. I just hope they take it away after the onboarding.