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,