AI companion ethics is the study of the moral questions raised by apps and services that let people form ongoing relationships with synthetic characters. It covers issues like informed consent, emotional dependency, data privacy, and how companies should behave when users treat a chatbot as a friend or partner.
As the AI companion market has grown quickly, researchers, journalists, and regulators have started asking whether these products should be held to a higher standard than ordinary entertainment apps. For anyone curious about the space, knowing the main ethical arguments helps separate genuine concerns from marketing spin.
Also called: chatbot ethics, AI relationship ethics, synthetic companion regulation, AI intimacy ethics, companion app policy
