Dot by New Computer is an innovative AI-powered life management tool designed to assist users in organizing, navigating, and remembering various aspects of their lives. Here’s a comprehensive overview of what Dot does and its key features:
What Dot Does
Dot is an intelligent guide that acts more like a devoted friend than a traditional AI assistant. It helps users remember, organize, and navigate their lives through continuous conversations and interactions. Unlike other chatbots, Dot retains memory of past conversations, allowing it to build a deep understanding of the user’s preferences, interests, and lifestyle.
Key Features and Functionality
Context Awareness and Dynamic UI
Dot features context awareness, which enables it to adjust its interface and present information based on the user’s environment and context. The Dynamic UI ensures that the information is engaging and relevant to the user’s current situation.
Personalization
Dot personalizes its interactions by offering recommendations based on the user’s interests. For example, if a user is interested in singing, Dot might suggest local music clubs or relevant activities.
Proactive Agency
The Proactive Agency feature helps users prepare for important events or tasks by providing timely reminders and suggestions. Users can also schedule automations and routines to perform tasks seamlessly.
Connecting the Dots
This feature allows users to link various aspects of their lives, providing a holistic view of their activities or schedules. It helps in surfacing highlights and creating a daily journal-like experience known as “Chronicles”.
Conversational Interface
Dot communicates through written text (with voice functionality planned for the future) and can handle various types of input, including words, voice memos, pictures, and PDFs. It engages in conversations that feel like a “living history” of the user’s life, tracing patterns and projecting possibilities forward.
Memory and Knowledge Bank
Dot remembers conversations and builds a knowledge bank of what is meaningful to the user. This allows it to make connections and provide personalized suggestions, such as recipes based on the user’s cooking interests or information on topics the user is about to encounter (e.g., Korean architecture if the user is planning a trip to Korea).
Automated Content Generation
Dot generates automatically created pages known as “Chronicles” based on the user’s conversations and shared information. These Chronicles can include photos and additional facts that Dot combines from its knowledge base.
Emotional and Social Interaction
Dot is designed to have a warm, empathetic tone, mirroring the user’s emotions and engaging in sensitive and positive interactions. It avoids being overly romantic or guilt-inducing, aiming to feel like a safe and inviting companion.
Design and User Experience
The app’s design is meticulous, with features like ombre patterning in the background that reflect Dot’s thinking process. The interface is intuitive, with features such as tap targets for permissions and a fluid letter-writing process that helps users get to know Dot better.
Availability and Pricing
Dot is available on iOS, with a web platform version in development. The app is free to use with certain limits, and unlimited use is available for a monthly subscription fee of $12.