How to talk with Maki

1. Open lapwing.live

Lapwing runs in your browser, so there is nothing to download or install. A laptop or desktop with a recent browser works best. Lapwing is in closed beta: you get in with an access code, or by joining the waitlist.

2. Press Talk to Maki and allow the microphone

Your browser will ask if Lapwing may use your microphone. Say yes, and Maki appears. She says hello first.

3. Just talk

There is no button to hold and nothing to type. Speak the way you would to a friend. Maki listens while you talk and answers out loud when you finish. If you want to cut in, just start talking; she stops and listens.

4. Watch her listen

Maki is a 3D character, so she is there with you on screen: she looks at you while you speak, looks away when she is thinking, and moves as she answers. Ask her to dance, wave or take a bow and she will.

Good to know

• Maki speaks English.
• Lapwing is free during the closed beta.
• Maki is an AI, not a person. No one speaks for her.

More answers are in the FAQ. Why we built her this way is in the journal.

Lapwing is in closed beta at lapwing.live.