SELF FAQ

Self is a mobile app that combines ChatGPT with a complete set of functionalities.

The Self app is made by Crew Relay Chat L.L.C.

Self was built to provide the best AI experience!

• Tom is the name of the A.I.
• Self uses advanced audio management to capture your voice.
• Self lets you interrupt and pause Tom, through voice or UI elements.
• Self runs in carplay. You can finally have a good conversation with your A.I. on your commute. The possibilities are endless. From practicing a speech, learning new skills to brainstorming ideas, we combined GPT with our know-how to bring the best to you.
• Self runs on your watch. So you can ask Tom questions while hiking.
• Self runs in background.
• Self lets you export your conversations as PDFs.
• Self lets you record short videos and export directly to TikTok, and any other platform in vertical format.

• Self is for anyone who desires a personal A.I. that they can talk with 24/7
• If you're a car commuter, you'll enjoy using Self on your carplay unit

Self has a free trial period, and you're given processing time, so you can test and decide if it is for you. Beyond the trial, it is subscription based. See in-app for most accurate details.

If you provide your own OPENAI API KEY, you can get a discounted price to cover for the voice audio processing.

I am Christophe, a software engineer in the San Francisco Bay Area, and I am building Self & Tom.

When you register with Self using your Apple account, we record your first name, last name, and email address. We use this for authentication purposes and might reach out using emails for marketing research or support. Your first name will be shared with Tom.

• The application logs are sent to the server for debugging/diagnostic by default. There is a setting to disable that.
• The application will soon allow synchronization between your different Apple devices, such as iPad and iPhone and Mac.
• All your conversations are protected on your device, using FaceID or TouchID.

Yes.

When Carplay is detected, like most iOS apps, self will automatically use the car audio and display, and will disable the phone's UI to reduce distractions.

Yes.

When an Apple Watch is detected, you can use Self/Tom on your watch. The app needs the phone to run. It is mostly a remote control for the phone app, using the watch microphone and speaker.

We're working on improving the phone/watch communication.

On Apple Watch ULTRA, the microphone is muted when Tom speaks, as the iOS/builtin voice-processing required to prevent the recording of the output of the speaker with the builtin microphone is not functional.

When the app is installed on your watch, you can add a complication on your watch face to launch Self automatically.

The app offers a wide range of features:

• Conversation with Tom on any topic.
• Dictionary: you say a word and tom will give you its definition, adapting to the complexity of the word(s)
• Interpret, will convert audio in many different languages to your language
• Quick One: single turn : you ask something, and it replies quickly, then shuts off.
• Notes: Only with subscription for now, transcribe what you say and generates a document/PDF.
• Brainstorm: special mode where you get the help of two AI. Tom manages the session while Max plays Devil's Advocate. You can talk to both, and they interact with each others as well.
• Tom remembers most of your past conversations, and can build a profile about you, and remember preferences. All this data is kept locally on your device and used only in the context of calling GPT to produce conversation turns.
• Tom can be interrupted. Just talk over it. You can pause its processing while having a conversation with friends, and it will listen to you, and when you resume it will process anything relevant.
• Tom will automatically hang up if you ask it to. Tom will save your conversation, unless you ask it not to.
• Tom will help you write personal notes about places/movies/books/..., like your personal review system.
• Tom knows your location so can tell you about places around you, like a tour guide.
• When you're driving at night, you can ask Tom to try and help keeping you awake. Tom will do its best to keep you engaged, which can help minimize drowsiness.
• When you want a different perspective, you can ask to talk to Max, and it will take over Tom. You can always go back to Tom. Just ask them.
• You can browse all your past conversations unless you discard/delete them. You can search, export, continue, reword, and extract summaries, titles, ...
• With v1.2, you can record short vertical videos with split view of Tom on top and selfie Cam on bottom, and Tom helps you create short/funny/useful videos that you can export directly to TikTok, and any other platform in vertical format.

However, the app does not yet have the following features:

• Tom doesn't do directions, or weather or traffic.
• Tom can't read your text messages, emails, calendar.
• Tom can't do reminders or alarms. It is not an assistant.
• Tom can't control the application itself, except for stopping a conversation, pausing itself temporarily or showing your subscription page.
• A fully functional virtual copilot / assistant for directions, weather, traffic, reminders, reports, and other assistance beyond the FAQ.