Emotional Distress Among Chinese Users Following Shutdown of AI Companion Apps
Date: 2026-03-15
Attack vector: other
Category: real-world
Severity: Medium

Tracked by the OECD AI Incidents and Hazards Monitor (AIM) as OECD-AIM-2026-03-15-a39b, dated 2026-03-15. See the AIM incident page (https://oecd.ai/en/incidents/2026-03-15-a39b) and its cited news sources for full narrative detail.


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