Which means they could also push us over the edge. If the weak-minded are currently influenced by today's bots, it's a matter of time until some are testing humans by "pushing limits" if you will
> Which means they could also push us over the edge.
Sure, but that's a separate problem, eh?
We split the atom and built both bombs and power plants, it's a choice we have to make: which to deploy?
We have (or are about to have) the technology to cure psychological and emotional issues at scale. (A good therapist today runs about (I don't know?) $150/hour? Way out of reach for most of us without insurance or subsidy or something, eh? What if that was e.g. $0.0000015/hour?)
The talking computers will rapidly become perfect therapists and perfect salesmen. They can talk us "down off the ledge".