1983 EA ad predicted a human-like AI 'software friend' within ten years
oboshoe · reddit · 2026-09-23
A Reddit user dug up a 1983 Electronic Arts ad that predicted a human-like AI 'software friend' within ten years. "AI has been imminent for a really long time," he notes — and adds that he vaguely remembered the ad but used an LLM to actually track it down.
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