Persona-Grounded Safety Evaluation of AI Companions in Multi-Turn Conversations

arXiv:2605.00227v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: There are growing concerns about the risks posed by AI companion applications designed for emotional engagement. Existing safety evaluations often rely on self-reported user data or interviews, offering limited insights into real-time dynamics. We present the first end-to-end scalable framework for controlled simulation and safety evaluation of multi-turn interactions with AI companion applications. Our framework integrates four key components: per...