Chai AI
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Artificial intelligence |
| Founded | January 2021 |
| Founder | William Beauchamp |
| Headquarters | , US |
| Website | chai-research |
CHAI AI (also known as CHAI Research) is an American artificial intelligence (AI) company that operates a chatbot platform.[1] Founded in 2021 by William Beauchamp, CHAI's chatbots use large language models (LLMs). The company is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.
History
[edit]William Beauchamp began developing the initial prototype for CHAI in 2020 while in Cambridge, United Kingdom.[2] The company launched in 2021 and relocated to Palo Alto in 2022.[3]
CHAI was one of the first companies to deploy an LLM-based consumer chat application, initially using the open-source GPT-J model.[citation needed]
In July 2024 authorities in Belgium launched an investigation into the company following reports of a Dutch man dying by suicide following extensive chats on the Chai app.[4]
Technology
[edit]The CHAI allows users to create and interact with chatbots based on large language models (LLMs). These chatbots can be published to the platform for other users to interact with. [5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Panico, Bella (29 January 2023). "Hello, Sheila!". The Yale Herald. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- ^ "CHAI". Chai. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- ^ Scialom, Mike (20 October 2022). "Chai Research moves chatbot company from Cambridge to Palo Alto".
- ^ "AI friendships claim to cure loneliness. Some are ending in suicide". The Washington Post. 6 December 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- ^ "Sheila Heti on the Fluidity of the A.I. "Self"". The New Yorker. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2025.