ESL conversation about friendship: Can AI be your real friend?

Tomorrow, Monday, December 18, from 10 am-noon, our main topic will be a question: can an AI app be your real friend? What do you look for in a friend? What is your definition of friend? Even if the friend is not real, can it evoke real feelings? This thoughtful article from The Atlantic will get us rolling.
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2023/12/replika-ai-friendship-apps/676345/
Link to join https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82042432395
Your teacher-friend, Susan