About Open AIav
A more human connection with AI.
We are an AI company based in Singapore. We bring research, engineering and design together to explore how technology can become more expressive, personal and meaningful.
Singapore
Technology begins with people.
We believe the next chapter of AI is about more than capability. It is also about the quality of our relationship with technology.
A thoughtful response, a distinct voice, a moment of imagination: these details shape how an experience feels. We want to give them the same attention as the systems underneath.
Our purpose is to bring greater expression and emotional resonance to human–AI interaction. We see technology as a space for creativity and connection, with people setting the boundaries.
Team & disciplines
Different ways of thinking. One shared question.
Our team has experience engineering AI generation systems. How can that foundation become an experience people value? Our work brings technical and creative perspectives to the same question.
Research
Ask how context, expression and human intent might shape an interaction. Turn open questions into experiments that can be evaluated.
Engineering
Connect models, software and real-time interaction. Make room for careful testing, failure handling and the details that hold an experience together.
Design
Think through language, visual identity and interaction as one experience. Give clarity and character equal attention.
Responsibility
Consider the people affected by an experience. Bring privacy, consent and personal choice into the design discussion from the start.
Research directions · In development
Intelligence is only part of the experience.
Model training and emotion-aware interaction are research directions for our companion products. We are exploring how a response can fit its context without confusing expression with genuine feeling.
Context & understanding
Explore how a model interprets the situation and the intent behind a conversation, rather than treating each response in isolation.
Emotion & expression
Study how tone, pacing and character expression can make an interaction more considered. Emotional expression is a design goal, not a claim of consciousness.
Training & evaluation
Explore training approaches and ways to evaluate response quality. This work is under development; no proprietary model release or benchmark result is announced.
The culture we want to build.
A set of working principles for how we think, make and learn together.
Stay curious.
Ask the question behind the brief. Listen to perspectives that challenge the first answer.
Make it tangible.
Move from discussion to something that can be tried. A prototype makes the next question clearer.
Care about the details.
A phrase, a pause and a visual choice can change an experience. Treat each as part of the work.
Think across disciplines.
Let engineering inform design, and let design ask more of engineering. Good questions travel both ways.
Learn from what happens.
Review the result, including what did not work. Use evidence to shape the next iteration.
Respect the person.
Design for choice and clear boundaries. Companionship should leave room for life beyond the screen.
Our vision
More room for imagination. More meaning in connection.
We imagine a future where AI feels closer to people, responsive to human expression. Not a replacement for people, but another way to create, explore and connect.
Singapore
From Singapore, with a wider perspective.
We welcome conversations across research, design, technology and business. If these questions matter to you too, get in touch.
Business & company enquiries
admin@tafei.aiCompany details
- Company
- TAFEI ENTERPRISE PTE. LTD.
- Registration
- UEN 201841823R
- Registered address
- 60 PAYA LEBAR ROAD, #05-01, PAYA LEBAR SQUARE, SINGAPORE 409051