TECHNOLOGY

The AI Solution for Missed Text Messages

Fri Feb 07 2025
Launched on Mac devices, a new application called RPLY is designed for forgetful texters with the general goal of achieving an empty inbox. Texting is crucial now since texting is a main form of communication. It's annoying when friends stop talking to you because you didn't respond to a text. There is growing need among individuals for this technology of AI to aid those who can not province a timely response irrespective of whether they mean to or not. This is to ensure no one is left alone with an unread/meessage. RPLY won't just identify unanswered messages; it will also provide suitable responses, so the user does not lose relationships because they didn't text back. Replying late because of it taking some time can be difficult on the relationships with they miss your input. It uses AI to sort between texts so it looks like you the one answering. You say what you want to convey and it just puts through. This application is the product of recent years work by an ex-Stanford student. Its intention is to help people deal with "text debt” or the amount of texts you did not respond, and to alter users' perceptions of texting from a chore to enjoyable activity while still maintaining the genuity of interactions. Features incude enabling the user to see the number of un-replied text convrsations which makes it easy to follow up so that you can find out and respond which helps get rid of the need to swipe through all the messenger app. The app is said to contain features such as displaying the median time between last response to the last recieved text and tracking your users habitswith others. The user criticized that while using AI was overall a nice experience-users noticed the few times when the AI placed a wrong comma. Additionally or not users may not feel right about using an AI messaging app if they are concerned about the data being processed. However not many people noticed that RPLY didn't put in an emoji. The user even got feedback from other contacts that they noticed. They also said the app could be a usefull. Due to the worry of keeping text data inside the app users may have ability to install an AI model onto their phone and leave no trace with the owner. This does bring up a controversial issue: does the increased use of generative AI harm the emotional component of texting amidst convenience? Due to the large quantity of pictures and texts that must be accessed and read, it's a relief to have an app for less work. While more user data is inevitable for app functionality, there's always the underlying risk of a data breach. The pricy subscription costs $30 a month after a brief trial.