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Your AI Twin Is Here: OpenHome AI Twin Live on iOS

I'm thrilled to finally share what our team has been building behind the scenes: OpenHome AI Twin is officially live on iOS. We’ve seen countless voice applications and the most...

When Your Smart Speaker Hears Its Own Voice: The Echo Cancellation Problem

Imagine shouting over blaring music at a party, trying to get your friend's attention. Now imagine your friend needs to hear not just that you're speaking, but every word you...

Personality First: How to Write AI System Prompts That Stick

Most AI personalities fail for the same reason: vague prompts produce vague results. You write "be helpful and friendly," and you get output indistinguishable from any default assistant. The model...

OpenHome Abilities Spotlight: Dad Jokes 

Because AI-generated humor is about as funny as a flat tire We all have that moment. You're hanging out with friends, the conversation hits a lull, and someone inevitably says "tell...

How to Build AI Personalities People Actually Want to Talk To

The era of generic AI assistants is ending. We're entering a world where thousands of specialized, personality-rich AI companions will exist, and for the first time, individual creators can build...

OpenHome Abilities Spotlight: Cooking Helper

OpenHome Abilities Spotlight: Cooking Helper Your hands-free kitchen companion that keeps pace with your cooking You know that moment when you're elbow-deep in flour, chicken cutlets scattered across your counter, and your...

Openhome x Whitney: Why Connection Matters in Conversational AI

When Witlingo approached us about building Whitney, we knew immediately this was the kind of project OpenHome exists for. Not another assistant that sets timers or reads the weather. A voice...

Introducing OpenHomies: Real Talk About AI, Technology, and the Human Experience

We're excited to announce OpenHomies with Shannon Wu - a new podcast featuring candid conversations with the pioneers, builders, and visionaries shaping the future of voice AI and human-computer interaction. Voice...

OpenHome Abilities Spotlight: 20 Questions

The classic guessing game reimagined for voice-first interaction Sometimes the best ideas are hiding in plain sight. Lucas Hunter discovered this while working on OpenHome personalities and realized that 20 Questions,...

OpenHome Abilities Spotlight: Space Flight Tracker

Ask your voice assistant where humanity's orbital outpost is floating right now There's something wonderfully absurd about casually asking your kitchen counter where the International Space Station happens to be at...

OpenHome Abilities Spotlight: Exercise Assistant

Your personal trainer, minus the intimidation factor You know that moment when you're standing in your living room, motivated to work out, but completely blank on what exercises to actually do?...

OpenHome Abilities Spotlight: Jeopardy Game

Turn your voice assistant into Alex Trebek with this interactive trivia experience Sometimes the best ideas are the simplest ones. Reo Tseng looked at his OpenHome device and thought: what if...

Real-Time Stock Checking with OpenHome Abilities: A Developer Spotlight

One of the most frustrating limitations of working with AI today is the training data cutoff. Ask ChatGPT or Claude about current stock prices, and you'll get outdated information or...