When Disclosure Becomes a Revenue Stream: The Unanswered Questions Around AI Companionship

AI companion apps generated $82 million in the first half of 2025 alone. They know your fears, your loneliness, your 3am confessions. There's no documented evidence they're exploiting that data yet — but the infrastructure exists, the precedent exists, and the commercial pressure is building. Justin Downes asks the question the market has no incentive to ask. The post When Disclosure Becomes a…