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The end of the article does try to take a hopeful tone:

“I definitely prefer talking with people in real life, though,” he added.

I don’t necessarily agree with everything though:

While some of the culture around Character.AI is concerning, it also mimics the internet activity of previous generations who, for the most part, have turned out just fine.