When Dan Thomson injured his head in 2010, he lost both short- and long-term memories. This unexpected accident led him to found Sensay over a decade later, in 2023. As CEO, Thomson turned Sensay into an internationally accessible platform that uses AI to preserve individuals’ memories, knowledge, and personalities.

Thomson, a published author on the topic of Digital Immortality with almost ten years of experience in the Web3 space, founded and successfully exited multiple startups prior to starting Sensay. We sat down with the serial entrepreneur to explore how digital AI ‘replicas’ can enhance dementia care, professional settings, and educational environments.

What is a Sensay Bot?

“Imagine studying for your test by having a conversation with Albert Einstein or getting personal finance advice from Dave Ramsey,” Thomson says. “Our AI replicas make this — digital immortality and accessibility — possible.”

Sensay is continually expanding, with various bots, services, and capabilities being introduced regularly. The core feature remains the same and is available to experiment with today: Digital memory preservation begetting interactive AI companionship. The base model is a great option for those seeking to leverage simple capabilities to begin their personal digital legacy.

“For example, you can tell your bot all about yourself, your knowledge, your likes and dislikes, your memories,” Thomson explains. “That is what makes your AI replica ‘you.’ Then you can use your personal bot for all sorts of things, like preserving your life to tell you about later in your old age, training future team members after you leave your company, or conversing with your social media fans on your behalf.”

New and Now

In the recent Sensay Showcase on June 10th, several significant advancements were announced. Upcoming features include personalized learning and development programs, on-demand expertise, and enhanced customer support bots. Users will see these services become more widely accessible in the coming months.

Thomson also announced that the platform now boasts over 500,000 daily interactions. Other major announcements included AI-powered clones to boost customer service and cut operational costs, virtual tutors for personalized education, and digital influencers poised to transform marketing strategies.

Sensay also showed a refined model during the Showcase that integrates advanced open-source language models with personal and contextual data, achieving exceptional accuracy in crafting realistic digital clones. Additionally, they announced anticipated plans like the Sensay Summit in September, major fundraising campaigns, and even the launch of new sub-brands and joint ventures.

As Sensay continues to develop, modern features are being continually introduced, such as the integration of marketing and sales tools, data and knowledge monetization, Telegram configuration, and posthumous (after death) knowledge preservation.

Who is Sensay For?

“Sensay is truly for everyone,” Thomson says. “Advanced AI capabilities are all around us whether we like it or not. Some people may not understand how to best take advantage of the benefits, and that is what Sensay is here for: To bridge the gap between the AI-diehards and the tentative explorers.”

Here is how Sensay benefits various industries and contexts:

Dementia Patients, Families, Healthcare Providers, and Institutions

• Enhances patient care with digital replication of memories
• Provides interactive AI companions and cognitive stimulation
• Offers support for caregivers
• Integrates AI replicas to improve patient care
• Shares stories through interactive family trees

Public Figures, Influencers, Content Creators, and Thought Leaders

• Creates AI replicas to engage with their audience 24/7
• Expands reach through AI replicas
• Preserves stories, experiences, and knowledge for future generations

Organizations and Businesses

• Replicates experts to provide personalized training and development programs
• Revolutionizes knowledge transfer for more effective and efficient training processes
• Offers on-demand advice and consultation from AI replicas of industry experts in fields such as law, medicine, finance, and technology

Marketing and Sales Teams

• Provides detailed product knowledge or simulates real-life scenarios through AI replicas
• Enhances customer experience and engagement
• Analyzes data from interactions with AI replicas to gain insights into customer behavior, market trends, and other valuable information for business strategies

Educators, Academic and Research Contexts

• Preserves and utilizes intellectual legacies by continuing to educate and inspire with AI replicas of prominent figures.
• Enables contemporary academic leaders to share their knowledge and teachings worldwide, 24/7, in any language
• Levels the educational playing field and brings equity to underserved students on a massive scale.

Moreover, Sensay leverages blockchain technology, giving users full control over their replicas. This empowers them to monetize their unique knowledge, transcending the limits of their physical presence and available time, effectively turning personal experiences into valuable assets.

Worldwide Access

In terms of accessibility, Sensay recently conducted a successful test of integrating Thomson’s own clone bot into Telegram, with fascinating results: While his closest friends were able to quickly detect that it was AI speaking and not Thomson himself, the bot was able to have over 80 interactions with others before being found out as a digital persona! While further Telegram integration tests are still underway, users can access Sensay’s features through its online platform.

“We all know that memories fade and knowledge disappears over time,” says Thomson. “That is simply the human condition. But, Sensay was made with the goal of preserving our past to enhance our future. Too often, the past is repeated when it should not be or forgotten when it should be utilized. I hope that Sensay’s AI replicas will guide and inspire the future generations.”

About Sensay

Sensay, created by Founder and CEO Dan Thomson, is at the forefront of AI innovation and is dedicated to enhancing lives through cutting-edge technology. By creating AI Replicas, Sensay empowers individuals to craft lasting digital legacies, ensuring that memories and knowledge are preserved for future generations. These humanlike Clones can be used now to extend yourself beyond your body, mind, and time by sharing your knowledge and experience globally in any language, 24/7.  Sensay’s technology has been featured in TED, Yahoo, Bloomberg, and Product Hunt. Make your own digital immortality-fighting Replica with Sensay here: https://sensay.io/

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