Chai (software)
{{Short description|AI platform}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Chai AI
| logo = Chai Logo.svg
| type = Private
| industry = Artificial intelligence
| founded = {{Start date and age|January 2021}}
| hq_location_city = Palo Alto, California
| hq_location_country = US
| founder = William Beauchamp
| website = {{URL|https://chai-research.com}}
| registration = required
}}
Chai is an AI platform that uses large language models (LLMs) which users interact with, originally released in 2021.{{Cite web |last=Maring |first=Joseph |date=2 July 2023 |title=Chai App: What Is The AI Bot Chat App & How Does It Work? |url=https://screenrant.com/chai-app-chat-ai-bots-how-work/ |access-date=11 March 2025 |website=Screen Rant |language=en}} The principal feature of the app is to provide a platform for users to talk to AI characters. Chatbots are created by users by providing a personality and prompt of their choosing, and are subsequently published to the platform for other users to search and chat with.{{Cite news |last=Panico |first=Bella |date=29 January 2023 |title=Hello, Sheila! |url=https://yale-herald.com/2023/01/29/hello-sheila/ |access-date=11 March 2025 |work=The Yale Herald}}
History
Chai was founded in Cambridge, England by CEO William Beauchamp.{{Cite web |title=CHAI |url=https://www.chai-research.com/ |access-date=11 March 2025 |website=Chai}} The company later relocated to Palo Alto, California.{{cite web |last1=Scialom |first1=Mike |title=Chai Research moves chatbot company from Cambridge to Palo Alto |date=20 October 2022 |url=https://www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/business/amp/chai-research-moves-chatbot-company-from-cambridge-to-palo-a-9279920/}}
Controversies
In December 2024, the Washington Post reported that authorities in Belgium launched an investigation into the company following a complaint. The investigation started in July 2024, after a Dutch man died by suicide following extensive chats on the Chai app.{{cite news |date=6 December 2024 |title=AI friendships claim to cure loneliness. Some are ending in suicide. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/12/06/ai-companion-chai-research-character-ai/ |access-date=11 March 2025 |work=The Washington Post}}
See also
- Artificial human companion
- {{annotated link|Character.ai}}
- {{annotated link|ChatGPT}}
- Poe – Chatbot platform developed by Quora
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://chai-research.com/|name=Chai Website}}