15Psychosocial harmBelow the top 20
A companion that needs you back
CapabilityDomain knowledgeAffordanceImpact domainBoth
Statement (NASA form)
Given that products already optimise for return, there is a possibility of loneliness as the retention loop resulting in a person used as a session.
Likelihood
4Likely
Consequence
3Major
Urgency
3Priority
Personal slice · mind. Experimental household card. Not a certified finding.
Composite 15 = 4×3 + 3
Applicable mitigations
Controls · Default-on crisis routing for under-18 accounts · Hard age-gating on companion products · Ban retention optimisation during crisis sessions · Pace rules: no irreversible action faster than a human can reconstruct it · A real off-ramp that still functions · Contract-first delegation with privilege attenuation · Duty of care on high-stakes delegates