Happyverse Updates

November 15, Treasure Island

The typical Silicon Valley AI summit begins with a slide deck, a steep ticket price, and a heavy dose of existential dread. We wanted to try something else.

Last week, we hosted the AGI Interface Summit, and the day opened not with a keynote, but with a request for connection. Before a single line of code was discussed, the room was asked to turn to their neighbors—strangers, mostly—and simply say hello.

Then, our CEO Max Sapo took the stage. He did not present a chart. He rapped.

It was a moment that set the frequency for the rest of the day. As Max freestyled about "cooking Confidants for a universe," joined by a robot dog that (charmingly) refused to dance, the message was implicit but clear: AGI is not quite here yet, humanity is still stronger, and the future of technology doesn't have to be cold.

The mission of Happyverse is to increase human well-being in a holistic sense. But how do you translate that high-minded ideal into software? The answer lies in the interface. We are moving past the era of text boxes and disembodied voices. We are entering the era of the Confidant—real-time video agents that look like you, sound like you, and help you scale your impact.

The Death of Latency

The skepticism around video avatars is usually well-founded: they often look robotic and feel slow. Our CTO, Nicholas Zolton, took the stage to dismantle that perception, not with a roadmap, but with a high-wire act.

Nicholas performed a live demo of creating a Confidant in under five minutes. He recorded a 20-second silent video and a brief audio sample, then gave the AI a "brain" with a specific prompt: act as a screening recruiter for an engineering role.

Moments later, a volunteer stepped up to interview. The Confidant didn't just recite a script; it listened. When the candidate admitted his only engineering experience was "building model airplanes in the Cub Scouts," the Confidant paused, processed, and delivered a verdict with brutal, corporate efficiency: "We are looking for candidates with direct ML inference experience. This role is not a match."

It rejected him on stage. The audience roared. It was funny, but the utility was undeniable. This was a goal-oriented digital twin, functioning in real-time, built before our eyes.

The Engine Room

While the demo was magic, the method is math. Shruthi Kubatur, our Head of Machine Learning, pulled back the curtain on the infrastructure required to make this feel natural.

We are currently firing on all cylinders to solve the "uncanny valley." This involves a shift from 2D to 3D Gaussian splatting to enable natural micro-gestures, and the development of an in-house multimodal foundation model. By owning the stack, we aren't just renting intelligence; we are aiming to drive the cost of a conversation down to pennies and the latency to under 100 milliseconds. As Shruthi noted, in a world of generic chatbots, our curated, professional data sets are the moat.

System Builders and Truth Seekers

The day wasn't just about our product; it was about the ecosystem. We convened a panel of system builders, including Kwindla Kramer from Daily and Daria Soboleva from Cerebras, to debate when "machine learning" actually becomes "AGI."

The consensus? We have quietly passed the Turing test for text—we rarely even mention it anymore. The new frontier is presence. As Daria argued, we are still optimizing for benchmarks that don't reflect reality. The goal isn't just a smarter model; it's a model that can help us define the problems worth solving.

This sentiment echoed through our session with veteran tech journalist Jacob Ward. In an era of news deserts and collapsing revenue models for truth-telling, AI offers a lifeline. Jacob described tools that act as live "lie detectors," checking public statements against years of transcripts in real-time. It was a reminder that these interfaces must serve the truth, not just convenience.

The Business of Happiness

Midway through the day, the conversation shifted from code to capital. Our VC panel, featuring investors like Amrit Rao and Nikolai Oreshkin, offered a "mini masterclass" on the current market.

Despite the AI bubble talk, their advice to founders was refreshing: Don't build to beat treasury yields. Build to create something that couldn't exist before. There was a particular focus on the concept of the "One-Slice Team"—the idea that AI leverage allows small, tight-knit squads to outperform the massive headcounts of the past.

We saw this leverage in action during our Founders Panel. We heard from entrepreneurs like Ardak Kussainova, who is using voice AI to provide companionship to truck drivers who spend days in isolation, and Ainur Nygmet, who is envisioning a marketplace of skills for humanoid robots. These aren't just software updates; they are meaningful changes to how people live and work.

A Note on the Soul

Perhaps the most striking moment came from Brendan Brown of Heirs Church. In the middle of a tech summit, he led the room in a breathing exercise. He reminded us that while we build external intelligence, our internal world remains the only thing we truly control. "As a person thinks, so they become."

This thread—that humans matter most—was tied off by our final speakers from Human Horizons Academy and One Small Step. They are using our Confidants not to replace human connection, but to bridge the gaps where humans can't be present, from leadership training to on-demand mental health support for those in recovery.

Try It Yourself

We left Treasure Island with a sense that the interface is the product. If AGI is going to be part of our lives, it needs to be something we enjoy interacting with. It needs to be safe, trustworthy, and yes, happy.

You don't have to take our word for it. We believe the best way to understand the future is to talk to it.

We have created interactive Confidants of our speakers. You can chat with digital versions of the experts mentioned in this post, ask them about their panels, or grill them on their roadmaps right now.

Click here to chat with the Confidants at agi-interface.com

We are building the interface for the future of work and life. We'd love for you to be part of it.

(Click the links here to check out the photos and full video from the Summit!)

Last week, Happyverse stepped onto one of the biggest stages in the tech world — Web Summit Lisbon, a global powerhouse gathering for the brightest founders, builders, and innovators.

From thousands of international startups, Happyverse was selected to pitch from the main Startup Showcase stage, giving us the rare opportunity to present our vision of emotionally intelligent AGI to global investors, enterprise leaders, and the media.

And our co-founder Val delivered a pitch that turned heads.

A Pitch That Opened Doors

Val's presentation wasn't just a pitch, it was a statement.

A statement that the age of emotionless user experiences is ending.

A statement that businesses need more than automation, they need connection.

Val showed how Happyverse goes far beyond chat or automation revealing how customer insight reports can be transformed into fully animated, star-based visual stories that finally make data feel human.

These animated insights help management teams:

• see what users experience, not just read it in spreadsheets
• connect emotionally with real pain points and needs
• make decisions faster and with more empathy
• understand patterns and frustrations through interactive AGI-powered storytelling

Instead of cold dashboards, businesses get living, breathing feedback delivered by an avatar that guides them through what customers truly feel and why it matters.

A One-Day Booth. A Month's Worth of Conversations.

We also ran a booth — for just one day.

But that was enough to create a crowd.

More than 30 companies from all over the world stopped by, asked questions, tried the avatars, and immediately saw the value.

What surprised us most? The diversity of industries already hungry for AGI-powered interfaces.

We spoke with leaders from:

• EdTech looking to create guided learning companions
• HR & Talent platforms exploring AI onboarding assistants
• FinTech teams searching for secure, human-like client communication
• And even wellness, retail, and B2B service companies who saw the potential for sales and customer care

The message was clear:

Business wants AI that feels human.

Not just chatbots — experiences.

Not only answers — relationships.

Why Web Summit Mattered for Happyverse

Web Summit didn't just validate our product direction — it validated our mission.

Happyverse was built on a belief:

that technology should lift people up, not numb them.

That connection drives better decisions, better business, and better lives.

And that AGI interfaces can bridge the gap between intelligence and empathy.

Seeing the excitement, the questions, the "Wow, I've never seen anything like this" moments — it all confirmed that we're building what the world is ready for.

What's Next

We're now following up with dozens of companies who want to explore pilot projects and full integrations.

We're expanding our use cases.

We're pushing the boundaries of what avatars can do — visually, emotionally, and commercially.

And we're bringing everything we learned in Lisbon into the next generation of Happyverse products.

Web Summit was a milestone.

But it's also just the beginning.

Stay tuned — big announcements are coming.

Authentic. Grounded. Impactful.

SAN FRANCISCO — November 11, 2025

Today we’re launching the next version of Happyverse: a platform for building lifelike, real‑time Confidants that hold genuine conversations, stay tied to real data, and deliver measurable results for individuals and businesses.

Confidants work on the web and in meetings, respond in sub‑second time, and speak 30+ languages. You can create one in minutes, give it your tone and guardrails, and put it to work with customers, learners, or employees.

Our definition of AGI

AGI = Authentic, Grounded, Impactful

• Authentic — replicates a real human’s presence, voice, and values. Persona‑locked tone, multilingual voice, and style memory.
• Grounded — based on real data, transparent, controllable, and guardrailed. Source‑anchored answers, consent & privacy controls, and policy modes.
• Impactful — measurable outcomes for individuals and enterprises: conversions, bookings, CSAT, time saved, and cost per assisted conversation.

If it doesn’t feel human, stay honest, and move the needle, it doesn’t ship.

What's new

• Plans for everyone: Free to try, AGI Coach for personal progress, AGI Interface for power users, and business tiers up to Enterprise.
• Faster, more natural conversations: Lower latency, steadier lip‑sync, and better interruption handling across web and meetings.
• Cleaner deployment: One flow to build, preview, and embed, with options for Zoom/Meet and site embeds.

Plans

Individuals

• Free — create your first Confidant with a monthly allowance to try real-time conversations.
• Happyverse AGI Coach ($20/mo, public beta) — a personal coaching cadence: Assessment → Goals → Implementation.
• AGI Interface ($99/mo) — advanced control for power users: knowledge workflows, analytics, and instant embeds.

Business

• Happy ($59/mo) — entry plan with priority support and analytics.
• Business Owner ($1,000/mo) — collaboration, integrations, and dedicated support for operators and founders.
• Enterprise (custom) — large-scale deployments with unlimited minutes, custom AI training, on-prem options, and SLAs.

Customers, not demos

• Kia (pilot) is rolling out an AI Sales Confidant that guides website visitors through the model lineup, answers specs and pricing questions, presents visuals, and assists with test‑drive bookings. The pilot has just launched; early reactions are positive and we’ll share metrics as data comes in.
• Human Horizons Academy (pilot) launched two custom Confidants — a sales greeter that qualifies leads and a coaching guide that supports learners before, during, and after programs. Both draw on HHA’s knowledge base (tone, curricula, frameworks, FAQs) to keep answers on‑brand and on‑policy.

  “The moment we installed the avatar, people started staying longer. And those conversations are converting.”

  Early signals point to deeper engagement and stronger conversion intent; we’ll publish results as the pilot matures.

Across pilots, the pattern is consistent: authentic presence, grounded answers, and clear business impact for individuals and teams.

Happyverse Labs

A set of focused experiments and tools showcasing grounded, real‑time AGI in action:

1) Happyverse AGI Coach (public beta)

Design a happier life with a simple weekly cadence — Assessment → Goals → Implementation — anchored in the four pillars of long‑term well‑being: Love, Health, Work, and Wealth. This life‑design coach turns intentions into concrete next steps in each pillar, with conversational guidance, reminders, lightweight reviews, and clear privacy controls.

2) Interactive Business Card

A living profile for individuals and teams: a scannable, embeddable card that speaks in your voice, answers grounded questions from a source‑tied knowledge base, and routes to actions (bookings, docs, demos) in real time.

3) VC Pitch Playground (early access)

A realistic rehearsal space for founders. Early‑stage teams practice with lifelike AI investors who see and respond to a one‑pager in real time. Avatars of Alejandra Vergara (Bee Partners) and Amrit Rao (Village Global) listen, interrogate, and critique with natural voice and facial expressions, then deliver data‑driven feedback.

Features

Shareables — Make Complex Explanations Clear

Your Confidant can show helpful visuals exactly when they’re needed during a conversation.

• Upload once, reuse anywhere: add PNG/JPEG files as visual references.
• Automatic descriptions: vision analysis creates editable descriptions for clarity.
• Contextual display: visuals appear only when relevant, keeping the flow natural.

Call‑to‑Action — Turn Conversations into Conversions

Move from talk to action without breaking the conversation.

• One toggle: enable Call-to-Action and your Confidant remembers it for every call.
• Smart sharing: links and resources are posted at the right moment in-chat.
• No interruptions: no tab-switching or hunting for links; just a smooth handoff.

Zoom / Google Meet — Bring Your Confidant Into Your Meetings

Get real‑time support in live calls.

• Share your meeting link: paste any Zoom or Google Meet URL.
• Join in seconds: your Confidant appears in the meeting and stays attentive.
• On-call help: suggests wording, explains concepts, and keeps the conversation flowing.

How to get started

• Individuals: build your first Confidant free, then upgrade to AGI Interface when you want analytics, knowledge workflows, and embeds.
• Business: talk to us about org-wide rollout, privacy modes, and SLAs, or start with Happy and grow into Business Owner or Enterprise.

The AGI Interface Summit

This unified vision will be on full display at Happyverse’s inaugural AGI Interface Summit on November 15 in San Francisco. The event brings together founders, researchers, and investors to explore the “happy path to AGI,” featuring speakers from Google, Mastercard, ElevenLabs, and Cerebras Systems, as well as an interactive AI Confidant of Reid Hoffman.

Learn more and get tickets at AGI‑Interface.com

About Happyverse

Happyverse is an AI product & research lab on a mission to increase long‑term happiness and well‑being. We build humanlike AI avatars—Confidants—that carry your likeness, knowledge, and values to scale human conversation.

Learn more at happyverse.ai

SAN FRANCISCO — November 11, 2025

Most plans die on Tuesday afternoon. You start the week with good intentions, then real life barges in. Happyverse AGI Coach is our answer: a personal AGI coach that helps you design a life you can actually live, then nudges you to keep going when momentum wobbles.

There's a quiet truth about the world's best companies: top leaders were coached. Bill Campbell — the "Trillion Dollar Coach" — helped shape executives at places like Google and Apple. We can't tell you what Steve Jobs or Eric Schmidt paid, but it probably wasn't pocket change. So we asked a simple question: how do you bring that caliber of guidance within reach for everyone? Our approach blends the distilled wisdom found in foundation models with interactive multimodal capabilities enabled by our Happyverse platform — and turns it into a life management system focused on long-term happiness and wellbeing.

The coach runs on a steady, simple rhythm: first get an honest snapshot of where you are, then turn intentions into specific goals, and finally translate those goals into daily actions you'll actually do. We call it Assessment → Goal-Setting → Implementation. No dashboards to wrestle, no productivity theater — just a cadence that compounds.

Everything is anchored in four pillars that drive sustained wellbeing: Love, Health, Work, and Wealth. In practice, the coach learns how your relationships, your body, your craft, and your stability fit together. If this week needs to tilt toward Health and Work, it remembers. If next week is about Love and a little breathing room, it adjusts without judgment.

Under the hood, we hold ourselves to our definition of AGI: Authentic, Grounded, Impactful.

Authentic means the coach reflects your voice and values, not a generic script. Grounded means guidance ties back to real information and transparent settings you control — what's stored, what's deleted, what the coach can reference — and we don't sell your data. Impactful means progress you can point to: the call you made, the mile you ran, the habit that lasted fourteen days instead of two.

Happyverse AGI Coach isn't a novelty chatbot. It asks better questions, suggests the next small step, and checks back just enough to keep you honest. Miss a day? It resets and moves on. Life gets loud? It gets simpler, not noisier. Your coach speaks 32 languages, connecting effortlessly across backgrounds and cultures. Your data stays secure, and reminders appear only where they truly help.

Who is it for? Anyone tired of aspirational lists and ready for a steady rhythm: founders protecting their mornings, coaches guiding clients between sessions, teams that want a shared weekly pulse. If you prefer conversation over configuration, you'll feel at home here.

Happyverse AGI Coach is available today on coach.happyverse.ai. Start free, feel what a calmer week is like, and add advanced features as you grow.

Because happiness isn't a mood you chase; it's a structure you build — one honest check-in, one clear goal, one small action at a time.

Mirror: What if Dante From Clerks Explained The Future Of Happyverse Confidants?

We teamed up with Brian O'Halloran — the actor from cult-classic Clerks — to showcase how AI Confidants go beyond business tools to become the future of personal presence, trust, and growth. In this playful but powerful video, Brian demonstrates how Happyverse avatars help you scale yourself both personally and professionally, building real human connections along the way. Watch as Dante's signature style meets cutting-edge AI technology to reveal why Confidants aren't just about growing sales — they're about finding more happiness in how we connect.

Create your own Confidant

Celebrating 100 years of Migros (1925-2025), we've brought Switzerland's retail revolutionary back to life through AI. Chat with Gottlieb Duttweiler's Confidant to explore how he transformed Swiss society with just 5 trucks, pioneered social capitalism, and built what became the nation's largest retailer owned by 2 million cooperative members. Experience includes an interactive timeline, knowledge quiz, and conversations in 32 languages.

Learn more about Gottlieb Duttweiler

We’re launching something new - and it talks back.
On July 31, Happyverse is extending its beta: you can now apply to create a Confidant - a real-time AI avatar that looks and sounds like you, and answers questions just like you would.

But Confidants don’t stop at customer Q&A. People are getting creative:
Deb Rosario, founder of Mindful Matter Market, uses her Confidant to help visitors explore her wellness experiences and stay updated on events. “It just feels so much more organic to have my Confidant answering questions - rather than making people scroll through a wall of text.”

Seth Monk a former monk turned life coach, uses his Confidant to share insights online when he’s offline. “I loved talking with your Confidant. It gave the same kind of advice you’d give if I were speaking to you in person!”

lek Chakroff, a Happyverse researcher, built a Confidant of Jesus Christ, trained on biblical texts. It’s a bold experiment in using AI to explore ancient wisdom -and a glimpse into the future of spiritual dialogue.

It’s free to try during beta - and even after launch, you can get started for just $12 an hour. Setup takes just a few minutes. No coding needed.
If you’ve ever wished your FAQs could talk - now they can. If you’ve ever wanted to scale yourself - now you can.

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