1983 EA ad predicts a human-like AI ‘software friend’ within ten years

A 1983 EA advertisement predicted the emergence of a human-like AI "software friend" within a decade, highlighting that AI has been considered imminent for a long time. One user recalled seeing the ad but needed an LLM to help find the specific details and the name of the person featured in it.

This report uniquely highlights an early, specific prediction from 1983 about AI's timeline, unlike many general discussions of historical AI forecasts.