Reid Hoffman
LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman cofounded Inflection AI, the startup that released Pi.
  • A new chatbot called Pi, launched by Inflection AI, offers personal advice and support.
  • LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman and DeepMind cofounder Mustafa Suleyman cofounded Inflection AI.
  • Pi was designed to be friendly, but makes clear to users that it can't feel emotions.

There's a new AI chatbot on the scene — and this one wants to get personal.

Pi, which stands for "personal intelligence," was released Tuesday by Inflection AI. The AI startup has three cofounders: Mustafa Suleyman, the cofounder of DeepMind; Karén Simonyan, the company's chief scientist; and LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman.