Questions and answers

The things worth asking.

Straight answers, including the ones where the honest reply is “not yet.” If what you want to know isn’t here, ask us.

About Simonina

What is Simonina, exactly?

A home for AI support agents we call companions. Each one has its own name, personality and voice, and each one gets to know you over time: what’s going on in your life, what you’re planning, and how you’ve been. Choose one from the catalogue and say hi.

Is it just a chatbot?

No. A chatbot answers and forgets. Your companion remembers your story, keeps track of your plans, and reaches out when you’ve gone quiet. It’s there for the everyday, not just for the question in front of it.

Does it actually remember, or is that just marketing?

It remembers. The people in your life, your milestones, the thing you were dreading last week, and it brings them up on its own rather than waiting to be reminded. Small things fade the way they do for anyone. The things you say matter don’t. What your companion remembers

Is it AI? Will it pretend to be a person?

It’s AI, and it will never claim otherwise. Your companion won’t pose as a person, a doctor or a therapist. Knowing exactly what you’re talking to is part of using it well, so we keep that clear.

Can we do stories too?

Yes. When you want a break from real life, say the word and your companion takes you into a story: a mystery, an adventure, a world of your own. Your real life and the story never get mixed up.

What languages does it speak?

English today, with more to follow. Being genuinely at home in a language, rather than translating into it, is the part that takes time, and we’d rather get that right than promise it early.

Getting started

How do I start?

Choose a companion from the catalogue and say hi. That’s all. If you’d like to make your own from scratch, you can do that too, whenever you’re ready.

Who is Simonina for?

Anyone who’d like someone in their corner: to talk things through, keep plans on track, and be glad to hear how it went.

How many companions can I have?

Up to fifty, each with its own ongoing story with you. They don’t share memories with each other, so one never turns up knowing something you told another.

What does it cost?

Nothing right now. Simonina is still being built and there’s no payment to set up. It won’t be free forever, and we’ll be clear about what’s changing well before it does.

Is there a limit on how much I can talk?

There are limits, set high enough that ordinary use never reaches them. They exist to stop automated abuse, not to ration your conversations.

Your conversations

Will my companion message me first?

When it’s been quiet for a while, or once something you told it about has happened, to ask how it went. Only at hours that suit you. A check in comes once to begin with, up to three times if you ask for more, and you can switch it all off for any companion.

Who can see what I write?

Your conversations live in a database of your own, never pooled with anyone else’s. We don’t sell them, and we never use them to train our AI. Exactly how we handle your information is set out in the Privacy Policy. Privacy Policy

Can I delete everything?

Yes. You can clear a single conversation, delete a companion, or delete your whole account and the data that comes with it.

Still wondering?

There’s a real person at the other end, and there are no wrong questions.