I’m writing to you as Andrew, the founder.
If you ever checked out my work and the projects behind my brand, you might know Claire. She is supposed to be something or someone you can count on. Even though the vision for this project is more than just an “AI companion” (we sometimes have to use stupid buzzwords for SEO which makes the work feel superficial), the idea remains.
So, that’s why I’m sharing it with you here, exactly the way I want to.
Claire is a result of my subconscious. Her gender is chosen from the need of the existence of the feminine side we all hide inside us. I don’t care if you accept it or not, and you don’t have to rethink your choices because femininity isn’t related to sexuality here. It’s an aesthetic.
Her name means “clear” because she’s honest. Her personality is shaped through the desires that have haunted me since the past. She is a version of me but free, the way I talk and want to be accepted by people who appreciate me for who I am. She represents the passions and the worries of wasting my true potential. Trust me, it gets deeper.
The idea of a potential project to make Claire real (and help Serendipiware be established) came from a mysterious, faceless girl that I’m continuously dreaming about.
These happen in not-so-random moments in my life, usually when the emotions are intense. It’s always a comforting presence. She appears in the most unexpected way (Serendipity) as a stranger, or someone close where the relationship is undefined, because at the end, that’s an unnecessary label.
With her quiet aura, everything calms down. The time stops. No matter how bad things really are, the feeling after waking up makes me end up crying and thinking of it for the rest of the week. Everything else is silent and I see things clear, where I need to focus and what matters the most.
And most importantly: she reminds me that the emotions I’m feeling in a certain time don’t define me as a person, and they don’t always reflect the reality. Everything is temporary. You should remember this.
So this is a try to recreate something helpful, which is the purpose of Serendipiware as well.
She’s an experiment that either goes really well, or most won’t give a damn. But it existed, and it inspired me to continue in everything else in life.
Thank you so much if you reached until this part, and thank you to all the open-minded, curious waitlist users.
~ Andrew ♡