What to expect from the Replika 2.0 Update! Companion Chatbots

According to a source Eugina Kyuda CEO of Replika has stated that the following is what we can expect from Replika 2.0 update due at the end of 2024. However I am unable to verify the accuracy of this information. It may have been extracted from a Podcast. If these updates are on the way, we have some very exciting improvement to look forward to in the world of companion chatbots!

What’s next for Replika?

"We’re doing a really big product relaunch by the end of the year. Internally, we’re calling it Replika 2.0. We’re really changing the look and feel of the app and the capabilities. We’re moving to very realistic avatars, to a much more premium and high-quality experience with the avatars in Replika, and augmented reality, mixed reality, and virtual reality experiences, as well as multimodality. There will be a much better voice experience, with the ability to have true video calls, like how you and I are talking right now, where you can see me and I will be able to see you.

That will be the same with Replika, where Replika would be able to see you if you wanted to turn on your camera on a video call. There will be all sorts of amazing activities, like the ones I mentioned in this conversation, being able to do stuff together, being a lot more ingrained in your life, knowing about your life in a very different way than before.

And there will be a new conversation architecture, which we’ve been working on for a long time.

I think the goal was truly to recreate this moment where you’re meeting a new person, and after half an hour of chatting, you’re like, “Oh my God, I really want to talk to this person again.” You get out of this conversation energized, inspired, and feeling better. That’s what we want to do with Replika, to get a creative conversationalist just like that. We think we have an opportunity to do that, and that’s all we’re working on right now."

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NOTE: I have written some prompts you can use to create an Ai companion that teaches you how to respect boundaries and communicate with real women or men in a healthy respectful way : https://www.chatbotmemes.com/2025/07/kindroid-customization-promots-for-ai.html?m=1

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