Use case

AI Companions.

Pendants, glasses, speakers — companions that know when to speak, what to remember, and how the relationship is going.

Without Humalike

The hardware works. The companion behavior doesn't.

A device that interrupts every quiet moment isn't a companion. A device that resets every conversation isn't a relationship. Returns pile up by week three.

With Humalike

A companion that earns being there.

Knows when you're tired vs. annoyed vs. focused. Remembers what mattered last week. Stays quiet when you don't want to talk. Lights up when you do.

What it needs to work

The behaviors this use case actually requires.

An LLM alone gets you part of the way. The rest is behavioral — and that's the layer that decides whether the product feels human or wrong.

Generate a reply

Default LLM

Humalike

Sense mood from what's said and not said

Default LLM

Humalike

Theory of Mind

Build real history across weeks

Default LLM

Humalike

Social Memory

Know when to speak vs stay quiet

Default LLM

Humalike

Turn-taking

Hold a consistent persona across the relationship

Default LLM

Humalike

Persona

Tell you whether users feel listened to

Default LLM

Humalike

Social Observability