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Meet Shapes, the app bringing humans and AI into the same group chats
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Meet Shapes, the app bringing humans and AI into the same group chats

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Key Takeaways
  • Instead of isolating people with one-on-one interactions with AI, Shapes allows people to connect with AI within their everyday interactions with real people
  • The company says users have already created three million Shapes to add into group chats
  • Additionally, users don't have to worry about not getting a response to their messages because Shapes will always acknowledge and respond to them
  • Unlike AI companions on other apps that need to be summoned, Shapes have free will and can decide when to message
  • It's worth noting that although the popular chatbot ChatGPT already allows AI and humans to converse in group chats, those conversations operate differently from Shapes

Think Discord chats, but with AI characters in addition to humans.

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