Hoffman and Suleyman's AI startup Inflection launches ChatGPT-like chatbot

FILE PHOTO: Reid Hoffman, co-founder of Linkedin and venture capitalist, arrives at the annual Allen and Co. Sun Valley media conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, U.S., July 9, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

(Reuters) - Inflection AI, the artificial intelligence startup founded by LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman and Google DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman, has released its first AI chatbot product, the company said on Tuesday.

Similar to OpenAI's viral chatbot ChatGPT, Inflection's AI chatbot, named Pi, uses generative AI technology to interact with users through dialogues, in which people can ask questions and share feedback.