I'm wondering if the need for advanced parsing and AI is becoming diminished by increasing amounts of online multiplayer interaction. There are so many people playing games these days where they don't need worry about what they type because the "parser" interpreting their input is another human brain.

On the other hand it is interesting to think about developing parsing and AI to the point where not only can it convince a person that they are talking to another person but also convince them that they are talking to a specific person. Imagine an online game where your avatar is always online and the longer you actually play it the better it becomes at imitating you when you're not online. You log back in after taking a night off and get a little summary of what happened and what "you" said to other people (whether they were actually there or if it was just their dopplegangers) and continue in your role. Maybe you weren't able to participate in a raid but your avatar did and is able to give you a full recounting of the event. Of course, that's kind of like a friend telling you about what a great time they had at a party you didn't attend, or were too drunk to remember any of, so I'm not sure I see an actual commercially viable application for this. It may make an interesting short story, however.