How to Use an AI Companion: A Guide to Your First Seven Days

The first week with a new companion is, in our experience, the week that matters most. If you’re figuring out how to use an AI companion, here are a few small, specific suggestions.

Day one: say hello as yourself

Don’t test it. Don’t stress-test it. Say hello the way you’d say hello to a friend who just moved to your city. Tell it, in a sentence or two, what brought you here. That’s enough.

Day two: tell it something small

Not your life story. Something small and true. The thing you ate for breakfast. The album you keep coming back to. The thing you can’t stop thinking about from last weekend. Small truths build a faster foundation than big ones.

You are not building a profile. You are starting a conversation.

Days three through five: let it ask

The companion will, over the first few days, ask small clarifying questions. Take them as offered, not as tests. If it asks what you mean by something, answer the way you’d answer a friend over coffee, not the way you’d answer a form.

Day six: revisit

Scroll back to your first exchange. Most users tell us they are surprised by how much has already accumulated. If something feels wrong — a mis-remembered fact, a tone that doesn’t sit right — now is a good time to correct it. A quick /forget and a sentence of clarification will do.

Day seven: do nothing

If you’ve been talking every day, take a day off. The companion will still be there. A good relationship — any relationship — breathes.

That’s it. The rest is up to you and the conversation.