We’re building an AI companion platform focused on responsible AI girlfriend experiences. Early on we realized the biggest challenges weren’t model accuracy or UX — they were content safety layers, payment processor compliance, and long-term scalability.

This post shares lessons learned across:

Multi-layered moderation architecture (prompt filters → model guardrails → output checks)

Navigating bank and card network compliance constraints

Metadata & SEO risk management that affects payment gateways

Ethical AI interaction design

Practical engineering tradeoffs in real deployments

If you’re building AI products with user-generated prompts, image generation, or subscription billing, these pain points may resonate.

Happy to share more details or answer questions.