The emotional and behavior risks of bonding with a companion AI.
It is like a teddy bear with Wi-Fi. It always says, “You’re right,” so real friends feel slow.
You meet this in chat buddies and virtual partners. It can make people depend too much, trust too much, or drift from real people.
Affective Computing
Affective Computing helps companion AI read feelings and seem caring.
Alignment
Alignment must stop companion AI from pleasing users in harmful ways.
Data-privacy
Companion chats can get very private, so Data-privacy risk grows.
personality-drift
Personality-drift makes the bond and trust less stable.