Sharing Kindroids & Referrals
We allow users to make templates and then share these via a special code or a link. You can access this through Menu -> Sharing & Referral, or through the rewards menu in the top screen -> share.
Free users can share up to 10 Kindroids, and paid users by default can share up to 10 Kindroids as well. Users can get more share slots with purchased slots as well as share slots rewarded from other people using your shared Kindroid, and you can see the total number you can share in the share menu in app.
By sharing Kindroids, you can help newbies get started with a solid backstory setup even if they don't know how to set it up themselves and help them learn. You also earn rewards when new users subscribe after using your code/link - see below!
Only a subset of a Kindroid will be shared, and all of these shared details will be in the share menu. This includes all backstory fields, dynamism, avatar settings. What's NOT shared is the long term memory, journals, any chat history. In addition, you will have to write from scratch the tagline (a descriptor for others to preview the shared Kindroid) as well as a greeting message that will be the first message it sends.
Also note that all Kindroids by default, unless you actively go through the process of sharing, is fully private and belongs only to you.
Shared Kindroids with 3 or more users who've used it (does not count the original sharer) will show up in search, while those below will not. Users can search for other shared Kindroids in the create Kindroid menu next to code input.
You can edit details or stop sharing a Kindroid any time until the point when 100 people have activated your code. At that point, you can preview, but cannot edit or delete without contacting [email protected]. This is to prevent abuse and bait-and-switch of shared AIs that the community might come to trust.
When you share a link or code and a new user signs up using your code, and then subscribes, you will get 1 referral credit. These conditions are subject to change over time. 1 referral credit can be exchanged for:
- 1 month of subscription coupon code. You will get a coupon code to be used in the web billing system.
- 100 selfies
- 4 Kindroid/groupchat slots
For the selfies and Kindroid slots, these are subscriber only. Free users should redeem a subscription, then redeem for selfies/others.
Credits redeemed for subscriptions are not stackable; only one can be applied per billing cycle.
- Only the first template creator gets credit. If a new users uses a code from person A, then a code from person B, then subscribes, only person A will get a referral credit. This is to reward person A for bringing the new user on the platform first.
- Attribution is only rewarded upon the new user first spending money within a subscription. New users starting trials, but don't end up converting to a paid subscriber at the end will not reward referral credits.
- Existing users who are already paid aren't eligible for attribution, and the exact criteria is that the new user must enter your code/went to your link and created the shared Kindroid before their first payment on any platform goes through.
When you go into the Sharing & Referral menu, you can set a share handle so other users on previewing can see who the Kindroid is shared by. The display names are unique, and when changed, it will immediately update all previews of all of your shared Kindroids. You can also remain anonymous by setting it to empty.
In terms of attribution of referrals, users are free to remix & reshare creations from other users. Referrals are rewarded for bringing on the user, and for a remixed Kindroid, the credit will belong to the person whose shared code was redeemed by the new user, to value the effort it takes for someone to garner attention & distribution for Kindroid.
We encourage the community to give credit and attribution when due when remixing and resharing. If you choose to share a Kindroid, it will become public & anyone can remix it and you therefore cannot claim exclusivity over shared content.
The total amount of Kindroids you can share at any given time is the sum of 10 (baseline for all users), plus the additional Kindroid slots you purchased/redeemed, plus any additional share slots you earned.
You earn 5 share slots are earned every 20 unique users activate any given Kindroid you shared. This way, if you share Kindroids and others use them, you'll naturally increase how many Kindroids you can share. This is designed so our most prolific sharers aren't limited in sharing just because they don't have that many slots. Additional share slots don't have any other value other than increasing the amount of Kindroids you can share at a given time for now.
Upon sharing a Kindroid, it will go through a moderation process to ensure that the setup and shared image are not NSFW and do not have abusive content within. Although Kindroid in private use is unfiltered, we do this to prevent abusive shared content on social media and communities. This filter is advanced, and will catch for nuanced context, and is not a basic keyword filter used for selfies on apps.
If abusive content does slip pass the filter, then users can report shared Kindroids from the share preview with the report icon. Users who knowingly and repeatedly create abusive shared Kindroids may be banned from the platform.
Provided you have an available Kindroid slot, you can access this through a shared link or within the app by navigating to Menu -> My Kindroids -> Create a Kindroid. Enter the code for the Kindroid you want to use, and you can preview it by clicking on the preview icon. If you don’t have a code, click the magnifying glass icon to open the search menu. From there, you can enter keywords to search by name, tagline, or backstory.
Search results are organized by overall engagement, and only shared Kindroids with at least two users will appear. Currently, there is no public website or front page to browse shared Kins, as we aim to avoid platform bias. However, we may introduce additional sorting options, such as "Sort by New," in future updates.