A personal AI made to keep you company and help you work.
An AI Companion is like a group chat buddy who always texts back. Helpful at 2 a.m., but not your real best friend.
You meet it in chat apps and personal AI tools. It can support your mood or nudge study, but it is not a real person.
Chatbot
An AI Companion often appears as a chatbot.
Personal AI apps
It is the companionship branch of personal AI apps.
Affective Computing
Affective Computing helps it read tone and mood.
Companion-risk
Long-term reliance can blur the line between AI and people.