Short, honest pages — research first, product second. Written by the person who builds Lumie.
Every incentive in the companion-app industry says: keep the user talking. Lumie's calls end themselves — on a timer, on purpose.
2026-08-13
The 2024 ACM study of 220 people, the 2025 AI-body-double study, and the honest caveats on both.
2026-08-11
Matched video sessions, Discord rooms, study-with-me videos, AI companions — strengths and weaknesses, straight.
2026-08-11
Presence helps; being watched doesn't. An essay from the camera-shy side of the room.
2026-08-11
A definition, the early evidence, what separates it from a chatbot — and what it is not.
2026-08-11