What is Kin For?

Kin can do a lot of things—but why?

More than just an AI chatbot, Kin is your personal artificial intelligence support system, designed to help you navigate both professional and personal challenges through personalized guidance and continuous learning.

I’m Yngvi Karlson, Co-Founder of Kin. Born in the Faroe Islands, I’ve spent my career building startups, with two exits along the way, and five years as an active venture capitalist. Now, I’m dedicated to creating Kin, a personal AI people can truly trust.

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To help you understand what that means, this article will cover:

• How to Get the Most from Kin

• Maximizing Kin’s Support

• Extra Tips for Using Kin

• Get Started Today with Your AI Assistant

So, let’s get into it.

How to Get the Most from Kin

Here's how to understand and maximize Kin's support capabilities:

Understand Kin's Core Support Areas as a Personal AI

After downloading Kin, you'll find it can help with three main areas:

Professional Development

Kin’s advanced Communication, Memory, and Reminder systems make it ideal for helping you with the following through research, discussion, and roleplay:

• Navigating and improving workplace relationships

• Planning career moves

• Improving communication skills, both in public speaking and everyday life

• Tracking professional goals

• Preparing for important meetings

💡 Kin’s Chat can be a great place to figure out your next professional move

Personal Growth

These same skills make Kin a powerful tool for:

• Processing emotions and experiences

• Building better habits

• Strengthening non-professional relationships

• Making life decisions

• Tracking personal goals

💡 Kin’s Journal is similarly a good place for self-reflection

Daily Support

And finally, they also make Kin immensely useful for:

• Remembering commitments

• Preparing for conversations

• Analyzing your behavioral patterns, and those of others

• Providing task reminders

• Searching for miscellaneous solutions

💡 Kin can help with any combination of these areas, and can mix and match abilities between them—you're not limited to just one!

Choose Your Interaction Method with Your AI Companion

Kin offers two main ways to interact for this support:

Chat Feature

This is found through the speech bubble icon, on the bottom right of the Home page. It’s great for:

• Quick questions and immediate support

• Direct conversations about specific topics

• Two-way discussions

• Setting reminders and searching for information

Journal Feature

This is found through the book icon, on the bottom left of the Home page. It’s good for:

• Deeper reflection on experiences

• Processing complex emotions

• Working through difficult decisions

• Keeping track of your habits and emotional states

💡 Both features have typing and dictation input modes, and both feed into Kin's Memory, helping it understand you better over time.

Build Kin's Understanding with Privacy and Trust

The more you tell Kin about you, the better it can provide what you’re looking for. And don’t worry—we take privacy and trust very seriously.

Help Kin support you better by sharing:

• Your current situation and challenges

• Your goals and aspirations

• Your relationships and social dynamics

• Your preferred communication styles

• Your daily experiences and feelings

💡 If you’re not sure where th gaps in Kin’s learning are, head to the Knowledge Map, or simply ask!.

Track Kin's Learning

Visit the Streaks & Stats tab within the flame icon on the top right of the Home page to see:

• Your daily usage streak

• What Kin has learned about you today

• Your Knowledge Map (connected dots icon, top right)

The Knowledge Map shows everything Kin knows about you and how it's all connected.

💡 You can delete anything from Kin's memory at any time from this tab, or by asking in Chat.

Maximizing Kin's Support

Want to get the most from Kin? Here are some proven strategies:

1. Be Consistent

Regular interaction helps Kin build a better understanding of you. Even brief daily check-ins contribute to its ability to provide relevant support.

2. Share Context

When discussing situations with Kin, include relevant details about people involved, your feelings, and any important background information.

3. Use Multiple Features

Combine Kin's Chat and Journal features for comprehensive support. Use Chat for immediate guidance and Journal for deeper reflection.

4. Monitor Progress

Regularly review your Knowledge Map to see patterns in your behavior and track your progress toward goals.

Extra Tips for Using Kin

Here are some additional ways to enhance your experience with Kin:

• Start Small: Begin with simple check-ins and gradually explore more features.

• Be Specific: The more detailed your sharing, the more targeted Kin's support.

• Stay Open: Trust in Kin's privacy features and be honest about your challenges

• Ask Questions: If unsure about how Kin can help, just ask - it's always learning.

Get Started Today with Your AI Assistant

Ready to begin working with Kin? Download the app and start with this simple message:

"Hi Kin! I could use some support with __________. Could you help me understand how we might work on this together?"

Remember, Kin becomes more helpful with each interaction, so start wherever feels most comfortable and build from there.