Sounding like AI and being able to actually hold a conversation while in character are two different things though. Some really fancy ones are getting really close. Source: over 1 year ago

For example: https://ai.googleblog.com/2018/05/duplex-ai-system-for-natural-conversation.html. Source: almost 3 years ago

I'm working on a game that has an AI narrator talking to the player. I messed around with some filters in Audacity that I don't know how to use until I realized I don't want a stereotypical computer voice, what I'm actually looking for is similar to Google's creepy Duplex system that automates calling restaurants for reservations. Source: about 3 years ago

Therefore, dating applications are already appearing which focus on the quality, not the number of connections. As an example, Elate limits the number of profiles you can see per day to 10, and you can only chat with three people at once. One can go even further - Once offers only one employee every day, and Thursday does a single day a week. Source: over 2 years ago