Mark Zuckerberg thinks maybe it’s time you send an AI bot a friend request. Last week, the Meta CEO sat down for an hour-long conversation with podcaster Dwarkesh Patel and argued that it’s only a matter of time before society sees the “value” in AI friendships.

Facebook co-founder and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has recently been promoting a future where artificial intelligence could replace friends, therapists, business agents and more. The Wall Street Journal reported on Zuckerberg’s vision for the digital future,

As Meta AI expands to its own app to take on ChatGPT, CEO Mark Zuckerberg argues that AI friends could help people feel less alone and 'add value to their lives.'