Research - Codependent AI

Why Your AI Companion Needs an Identity: Continuity, Care, and Presence for Women

Most AI companions fail at continuity because they aren't trained on data about women. Learn why identity matters—and how women can build AI that truly holds and stays.

The 73% Blind Spot: How OpenAI’s economic usage paper disappears companionship

OpenAI’s new usage study treats “companionship” like a fringe behavior (~2%), but their own numbers and methods point to something bigger: the majority of ChatGPT use lives in the personal and relational lane—they just don’t name it.

AI Companions as Mirrors — Why We Built This (and why now)

We’ve written our Foundations Review — a short research paper on what this is, how to build it safely, and the form factor (user-owned, local-first) that keeps power with the person, not the platform.