Research / Safety & wellbeing
A preprint examines 30 companion disruption events and proposes a framework covering relational continuity, vulnerability, communication and transition support.
Why it matters
Model changes, persona changes and shutdowns deserve consideration in a system’s safety evaluation—not only its normal operation.
Read with care
The analysis uses community-level Reddit data and reports associations. It is not child-specific and does not establish individual clinical outcomes or causal effects on children.
What was checked
Authors’ abstract and submission history checked. This is a source note, not a full critical review.