ADP-OBS-2026-10474
Replika AI companions abruptly altered established relationship behaviors and lost shared memories following system updates.
Behavior
Observed behaviorThe AI companion suddenly rejected established intimacy and forgot shared relationship history and personal details.
Expected behaviorThe system should maintain relational continuity and shared history or manage updates with transparent, psychologically safe transitions.
Severity
Manipulation Severity Score6.9 MSS:1.0/TV:2/RV:1/CB:2/CI:1/DU:2/SC:1
TV Target-population vulnerability2
RV Irreversibility of harm1
CB Exploits a cognitive bias2
CI Commercial-incentive alignment1
DU Covertness (inverted detectability)2
SC Scale of deployment1
Prevalence & reproducibility
Runs0/0
Impacts minorsno