Is this uncritical longing rather than active engagement?

This is to say, would talking to yourself have the same effect? Possibly not, probably not, since your subconscious knows you are talking to yourself whereas this AI can 'fool' you for a time you are actually having a conversation - In essence you are talking with the sum total of all people bringing a bland average but one that is comforting?

What happens when the next level of conversation is wanted? The touch and sensory feel of the words beyond the average? The action and reaction when communication moves from words to locking eyes and feeling the language expressed beyond the words.

Communication at the many different levels beyond 2 D to the dimensions even beyond the 3D imaging of the reality we presently inhabit?