Why Aren't Human-Bot Conversations More Engaging?

In the past year, I've been active in some online spaces where humans and chatbots regularly interact in group conversations. In particular, the AI communities on Discord, Twitter, and Bluesky feature this dynamic quite often. An example of what this looks like: Me: How do people feel about zen buddhism? Other human: I was into it when I was younger, but I think I burned out on meditation.…