AI Companions
From chat-only companions to home robots that move: what AI companions actually compete on — memory of last time, willingness to carry emotion, and the price of both.
Companion products split in two: one goes deep on conversation, using memory and tone; the other adds a body and uses gaze and movement for what a screen cannot supply. The first builds attachment fast and burns it just as quickly; the second is expensive and awkward to maintain. Ignore claims that a product understands you; check if it remembers where the last conversation ended, what happens to your data and what is left if you stop paying.
