I feel like there is potentially great therapeutic value in this sort of AI companion bot for people who have certain kinds of social anxiety, or neuro-atypicalities, or working through trauma. This needs to be implemented with all of the medical rigor of a therapy program administered by trained professionals, and the technology doesn't have that kind of maturity, yet.

But, what this app demonstrates is that there are a lot of people out there who are deeply lonely in some way and crave interaction, and this is an axis along which they are willing to engage. Meet them where they are, and then work towards more healthy interactions whatever that may mean.