Social RoboticsInflection AI launches Pi, a chatbot designed as a supportive companion
Co-founded by Mustafa Suleyman and Reid Hoffman, Inflection pitched Pi as a friendly, emotionally aware conversational partner rather than a productivity tool.
Inflection AI released Pi, short for personal intelligence, free on the web, iOS and several messaging apps. The company said Pi was built to offer conversation, advice and brief information tailored to the user, in contrast to search-style assistants. Inflection acknowledged Pi could still get things wrong and described safety measures including human feedback and red-teaming. Pi's emphasis on warmth and emotional intelligence foreshadowed the personality design that social robot makers would soon import from LLM chatbots.
Source: Verdict
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