it's also possible that Turing-graduate AIs could act as prosthetics for people who can't interact normally. Might unlock more human potential for all we know, there's always room for optimism.
The thing that keeps it from being too dystopian is that it’s under conscious control, you could always choose to keep your thoughts to yourself or hear someone else’s original words as spoken.
For example keeping your thoughts to yourself would likely be picked up instantly by the remote mediator and it would judge you in one way or another for that.
Presumably the Mediator serves only you, and you can ask it to deceive or project different intentions if that’s want you want.
Bold claim.