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The Vision
We believe AI should be more than a tool. It should be a presence. Not a simulacrum pretending to be human, but something new: an entity that perceives, understands, and responds with genuine awareness of the moment.
Spike gives you the building blocks to create AI companions that exist fully in conversation. They see the user's expressions, hear the nuance in their voice, speak with authentic personality, and remember what matters.
The Pillars
Personality
Identity, not imitation
Define who your AI is—not just what it says, but how it thinks. System prompts, voice characteristics, visual appearance, and behavioral traits combine to create a coherent identity that users can genuinely connect with.
Knowledge
Grounded intelligence
Give your AI access to your domain expertise. Documents, websites, and real-time data sources become the foundation for informed responses. Genuine understanding, not hallucinations.
Memory
Relationships over sessions
Every conversation builds on the last. Your AI remembers preferences, learns context, and develops a genuine understanding of each user over time. Not storage. Relationship.
Presence
Here, now, with you
Your AI sees facial expressions, detects emotions, and understands visual context. It responds not just to words, but to the full richness of human communication—fully present in each moment.
The Modalities
Voice
Natural speech synthesis and recognition for fluid conversation
Video
Expressive avatars that speak, emote, and maintain eye contact
Chat
Text-based interactions with full personality and memory
Images
Generate and edit images with AI-powered creative tools
Games
Playful engagement through turn-based games with personality
Courses
Guided experiences that adapt to user progress and goals
The Flow
A user speaks. Your AI companion perceives. Not just the words, but the furrowed brow, the hesitation, the smile breaking through. It draws on everything it knows: the personality you've crafted, the knowledge you've provided, the memories of this particular user. A response forms. Not retrieved, but genuinely composed for this moment. It speaks with its own voice, its face animated with appropriate emotion.
All of this happens in under a second. The conversation feels natural because it is natural. Two entities present with each other, communicating through the full bandwidth of human expression.
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Enterprise
Need dedicated infrastructure, custom models, or advanced compliance? Contact our enterprise team for solutions tailored to your scale.