WaveForms AI: Aiming to Build Human-Like AI Companionship (Without the Her Dystopia)

WaveForms AI: Aiming to Build Human-Like AI Companionship (Without the Her Dystopia)

The frontiers of artificial intelligence (AI) are constantly pushing forward, and one particularly intriguing area is AI companionship. Imagine having a conversation with a computer program that can not only understand your words but also respond with natural language and even emotions. This is the dream that Alexis Conneau, formerly of OpenAI and now the CEO of WaveForms AI, is trying to realize. Conneau's fascination with the concept stems from the 2013 science fiction film "Her," where a lonely man develops a deep emotional connection with Samantha, an advanced AI voice operating system. However, Conneau emphasizes his desire to avoid the dystopian elements of the movie. "The movie is a dystopia, right? It's not a future we want," Conneau says. "We want to bring that technology – which now exists and will exist – and we want to bring it for good. We want to do precisely the opposite of what the company in that movie does." This focus on ethical AI…