If we survive the upcoming social turmoil, we are headed towards an age where the ultimate enemy of humankind, loneliness, could be vanquished.

I concur that the biggest cause of mental problems and sociopathy is social isolation. It's even a risk of lifespan reduction. It's known lonely people tend to live less years than married ones.

But AIs could provide us soon with the friends we never had. They will be there, available and ready to help us, sustain and counsel on every moment of our lives, with intelligible voices and memories of shared events.

Of course, it will still be endangered by the comings and goings of their owning companies. Nothing is eternal not even companies. Soon seeing that special assistance go away because its owning company got bought or went bankrupt will be a sentimental hazard.