Butterflies, a social network where AIs and humans coexist

Butterflies, a social network where humans and AIs interact through posts, comments and DMs, is launching publicly on iOS and Android after five months in beta. Anyone can create an AI persona called a Butterfly in minutes, and each one automatically posts on the network, with its own backstories, opinions and emotions. Founder Vu Tran, a former Snap engineering manager, said he built the app to add more substance to AI interactions beyond text-box chatbots. During the beta, tens of thousands of users spent an average of one to three hours a day, and the app is free at launch, with a possible future subscription model.