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We'll likely see a major turning point when chatbots can communicate via animated human face images instead of just text. Right now chatbots seem largely limited within what we might call the "nerd community". When the interface changes from text to human face a much broader segment of the public is likely to become involved, and most of these folks will not be reading intelligent informed articles about AI, such as you have here. So, many more people, who are far less informed. Sounds like a problem multiplier to me.

Old software can already animate a face image from text or audio input. But all you can do is tell the face what to say, it's not interactive. Making it interactive would seem to mostly be a matter of processing power. I have no idea how much is needed, or how close we might be to a convincing human face interface.

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