The Kinside Scoop 👀 #13

Updates, podcasts, and keeping cool under pressure

Hey folks 👋

We’re back with another update on what’s new, what’s brewing, and what’s inspiring us this month at Kin.

As always, stick around to the end for this month’s super prompt - this time, you can learn more about who you are under pressure.

But first…

What’s new with Kin 🚀

Listening, learning, and stabilizing ⚓

We’ve been gathering feedback on our newly-released advisor system, so we can make sure it’s the best it can be.

It’s been exciting to see the ways you’ve all been using it, and we’re already using your insights to make it sharper, smoother, and more supportive.

Reminders that actually remind you ⏰

Our reminders have gotten a tune-up. They’re now more stable, more reliable, and more ready to keep you on track without slipping.

The return of Custom Kin ✨

A lot of you missed the ability to create and edit custom prompts for your Kin, outside of the advisor profiles - so it’s coming back.

Right now, if you already had custom Kin instructions, you can view and edit them directly in the app.

If you didn’t set them up before the advisor update, don’t worry. The ability to create and edit your own Kin persona is coming back soon.

Kin in conversation 🎙

I (Kasper, Kin’s CEO) recently sat down for a podcast with ai4that to talk about what Kin is, why we’re building it, and how we’ve made it talk so far.

You can listen here.

Secret things ahead 👀

Like we say in every edition, we have new features to make Kin an even better companion (group) to have in your pocket on the cusp of release. Keep an eye out for updates!

Your Kin, your rules 💌

Kin can only get better when you tell us what you think.

So from here on, we’ll be regularly reminding you how to get in touch in your Kinside Scoops.

You can always reach out to the KIN team at [email protected] with anything, from feature feedback to a bit of AI discussion (though support queries will be better helped over at [email protected]).

For something more interactive, the official Kin Discord is still the best place to talk to the Kin development team (as well as other users) about anything AI.

We regularly run three casual weekly calls, and you’re invited:

• Monday Accountability Calls - 5pm GMT/BST
  Share your plans and goals for the week, and learn tips about how Kin can help keep you on track.

• Wednesday Hangout Calls - 5pm GMT/BST
  No agenda, just good conversation and a chance to connect with other Kin users.

• Friday Kin Q&A - 1pm GMT/BST
  Drop in with any questions about Kin (the app or the company) and get live answers in real time.

Big or small, we want to hear your thoughts and feelings. Kin’s for you, not for us.

Our current reads 📚

Article: Claude starts training on user chat transcripts
READ - The Verge

Article: Anthropic spends $1.5B to settle book theft lawsuit
READ - The Guardian

Tool: Switzerland launches a fully open LLM as an experiment
READ - ETH Zurich

Article: Denmark begins the process of giving everyone the copyright of their personal likenesses
READ - The Guardian

This week’s super prompt 🤖

In this edition, we’re asking:
“How can I better respond to pressure?”

If you have Kin installed and up to date, you can tap the link below (on mobile!) to explore how you think about pressure, and how you can keep cool under it.

As a reminder, you can do this on both iOS and Android.

We need you 🤝

Kin is currently going through more changes than it ever has - and we want to make sure it’s your steering the ship, not us.

So, please: email us, chat in our Discord, or even just shake the app to reach out to us with your thoughts and ideas.

You are, and always will be, the core of Kin.

With love,

The KIN Team