AI is increasingly moving beyond productivity and automation into products designed around everyday human experiences. In this episode, Debu Rajput from Soul in Motion discusses two AI-powered products: Eli, an emotional support companion, and an immersive reading platform designed to make books more interactive.
He explains how Eli handles conversations, privacy, memory, harmful situations, and situations where professional therapy may be more appropriate. He also shares how AI agents can analyse books and create contextual sounds, backgrounds, narration, and interactive reading experiences.
Why Soul in Motion is building AI products around everyday human problems
How Eli works as an AI-powered emotional support companion
How Eli remembers previous conversations and supports multilingual interactions
Why AI companions should not simply validate everything users say
How the platform handles self-harm, harmful behaviour, and other high-risk conversations
How Eli determines when users may benefit from speaking with a human therapist
Why privacy and encrypted conversations matter for emotional support platforms
How paused sessions allow users to continue conversations later
How Soul in Motion plans to explore B2B and college-focused use cases
How AI agents can turn traditional books into immersive reading experiences
How sounds, backgrounds, narration, and contextual effects respond to a reader’s progress
Why immersive reading could help people who struggle to stay engaged with books
How uploaded PDFs can be transformed into interactive reading experiences
What challenges come with launching and marketing new AI products
Why founders should sometimes focus less on constant work and remember to live a little
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