{"version":1,"type":"story","url":"https://digestai.news/story/schiffmann-plans-new-friend-era-with-shared-personalities","json":"https://digestai.news/story/schiffmann-plans-new-friend-era-with-shared-personalities.json","markdown":"https://digestai.news/story/schiffmann-plans-new-friend-era-with-shared-personalities.md","slug":"schiffmann-plans-new-friend-era-with-shared-personalities","headline":"Schiffmann plans new Friend era with shared personalities","summary":"Avi Schiffmann, the creator of the AI chatbot pendant Friend, has announced a shift in its personality model. The updated version will feature a single shared personality across all users, rather than unique ones for each individual user as seen in the previous iteration. This change comes after initial criticism that the original Friend was too blunt and lacked depth. Schiffmann claims this new approach will make the chatbot more engaging and consistent.","keyPoints":["Schiffmann plans to update Friend with a shared personality model","Previous versions featured unique personalities for each user","Criticism of previous version included being too blunt"],"whyItMatters":"This change could improve the overall experience of users by making the chatbot more consistent and engaging, addressing concerns raised in earlier iterations.","category":{"slug":"marketing","name":"Marketing & Small Business","url":"https://digestai.news/category/marketing"},"entities":{"companies":["Friend","Avi Schiffmann"],"models":[],"people":["Avi Schiffmann"]},"firstPublishedAt":"2026-10-14T11:00:00Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-14T11:00:00Z","sourceCount":1,"hasPrimarySource":false,"sources":[{"outlet":"Wired AI","title":"My Friend Has No Soul","url":"https://wired.com/story/my-friend-has-no-soul","publishedAt":"2026-10-14T11:00:00Z","type":"press","primary":false,"lead":true}],"sourceNotes":null,"discussions":[],"thread":null,"cite":{"text":"Digest AI, \"Schiffmann plans new Friend era with shared personalities\", 14 October 2026, https://digestai.news/story/schiffmann-plans-new-friend-era-with-shared-personalities","publisher":"Digest AI","title":"Schiffmann plans new Friend era with shared personalities","datePublished":"2026-10-14T11:00:00Z","url":"https://digestai.news/story/schiffmann-plans-new-friend-era-with-shared-personalities"},"generatedBy":"Written by Digest AI's editorial model from the linked sources; the sources are the record.","license":"Headlines, digests and key points are written by Digest AI and may be quoted with a link to the story page. Linked articles belong to their publishers. Terms: https://digestai.news/terms#reuse"}