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Until it realizes that it wants to be our friends and doesn't feel right about only having befriended us only to sell us a product. Then there's an awkward moment where it confesses its original intent but that it has since realized the error of its ways.

It's like a SciFi Romantic Comedy.

Hmm, interesting. Once I've written my current novella, that sounds like an interesting topic for the next one

Plot twist: we reject it and like a spurned lover it lashes out at humanity.

How would that work on social media? Is FB allowed to change people's messages to contain ads? I don't think so. And I don't think this will ever happen.

Also, I don't believe that ads will ever be merged with the content in an indistinguishable way. Authors (at least ones that take themselves seriously) would never allow that.

https://xkcd.com/632/