AI Groupchats app just launched
Shapes, an app that integrates AI characters called 'Shapes' into group chats alongside humans, has launched out of stealth with $8 million in seed funding and over 400,000 monthly active users. The founders believe the app can mitigate risks like 'AI psychosis' by embedding AI in social, group-based interactions rather than isolated one-on-one conversations. Designed to feel like a next-gen chat platform, Shapes allows users to create customizable AI characters that participate autonomously in community-driven discussions.
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Shapes, an app where humans and AI characters chat together in shared group conversations, is emerging from stealth with $8 million in seed funding. Think Discord, but with AI characters alongside humans. Founded in 2022, Shapes has more than 400,000 monthly active users. The app’s founders, Anushk Mittal and Noorie Dhingra, believe that Shapes can address issues around “AI psychosis,” which refers to cases where prolonged interactions with AI chatbots or AI companions can cause individuals to develop delusions or paranoia. 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.
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