Um, we are lonely. Statistically, 19% of the people in this room have one or zero friends. Um, was found in a survey by the American Perspectives Society.Um, this might not feel that way to some, but the numbers don't lie. It's gotten to a point where certain institutions like the US surgeon general speak of a loneliness epidemic. Um yeah, when there's a problem like this, um there tends to be a company to propose a solution.In this case, big tech with AI companionship. People seem to be broadly embracing t ...