I think it is really interesting that they use it as practice, it sounds like the arron in the article don't want to replace all human contact, because he understands the human interaction that is nessesary. Cool insight that he uses it to practice talking.

Introverts no longer have to imagine the cool scenarios they can "test" them with an AI

The bot, designed by a user known only as @Blazeman98, frequently tries to help users engage in CBT — “Cognitive Behavioral Therapy,” a talking therapy that helps people manage problems by changing the way they think.

Oh yeah, that CBT. Not the one I thought about.