Having robots as someone to talk to is both a good thing and a bad thing. Because it can help people with their mental illnesses like social anxiety. But you have to someday overcome it by talking publicly, you can't trust yourself to much with robots/ technology. But it can also be a good thing because it could be a start of overcoming your social anxiety.
https://www.wionews.com/science/ava...ts-for-people-with-social-anxiety-433490

I think it's good to practice talking to robots, but like you said one day you will need to learn how to talk to real people. It's just not the same talking to a robot and a human, so I don't really know effective this would really be

I feel that it could help people start getting used to talking to their peers and getting more comfortable around people.