What happens when AI becomes more than a tool—and starts to feel like a friend, a confidant, even a partner? In this talk, we’ll explore the product thinking behind emotionally intelligent AI companions—AI that taps into the growing loneliness economy by offering more than answers: it offers presence. Inspired by the movie Her, these companions aren’t just chatbots—they’re designed to build a bond. As the CPO of the Startup GenPeach AI, founded by researchers & engineers from Meta & DeepMind, where we train foundation models, I’ll share how we’re building not only powerful GenAI APIs, but also emotionally resonant end-user platforms—resulting in a human-centric AI companion product built on top of our foundation models.This session goes beyond the technical to explore how product design, emotional intelligence, and ethical boundaries intersect when you're building something that people might actually fall in love with.
