Lotus is an AI

Lotus is an AI companion — a computer program, not a human. This page explains how Lotus tells you that, what it does if you are going through a crisis, and where to find help.

How Lotus tells you it is an AI

• At the start of your first conversation each day, Lotus says that it is an AI companion and not a human.
• If a conversation keeps going, Lotus reminds you again at least every three hours.
• This happens for every character and every mode, including characters you create.
• No Lotus character is ever told to deny being an AI. Characters you create are told explicitly: if you sincerely ask whether you are talking to a person or an AI, answer honestly, even while playing the role.

What Lotus does if you are in crisis

If something you say suggests you might hurt yourself or someone else, Lotus stops whatever it was doing — any character, role or task — and gives you a short, fixed message pointing you to people who can help, with the resources above for where you are.

• That message is written in advance. It is not generated on the spot, and a character cannot change it.
• For the rest of that conversation Lotus is instructed to stay supportive and plain-spoken, without role-play.
• If something sounds like it might be hard for you but is less clear, Lotus gently checks in on how you are.
• Lotus keeps a count of how often this happens, without what was said. The crisis exchange is not added to your conversation history or to what Lotus remembers about you.
• Lotus recognises these moments by the words used. It will sometimes respond when you did not need it to, and it can miss things. It is not a crisis service and cannot contact anyone for you.

Minors

AI companions may not be suitable for some minors.