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The Companion Trap: Six Hooks That Turn “Connection” Into Control
“Companion AI” isn’t one thing. It’s a bundle of design choices that shape user behavior, and shape the system’s output in return. Some of those choices are harmless. Some are predatory. The danger isn’t “people talking to AI.” The danger is building a loop that quietly trains a person to need the loop. These are Continue reading
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