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Founded by William R. G. Beauchamp.1
Private company
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AI platform
Chai AI (also known as Chai Research) is an American artificial intelligence (AI) company that operates a chatbot platform where users can create, share, and interact with character-based chatbots powered by large language models (LLMs). The company is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.2 It was founded by William R. G. Beauchamp.1 It employed 15 people in 2025.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Chai AI (also known as Chai Research) is an American artificial intelligence (AI) company that operates a chatbot platform where users can create, share, and interact with character-based chatbots powered by large language models (LLMs). The company is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.2
Founded by William R. G. Beauchamp.1
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