From the Discord Channel:

We are delighted to unveil the first glimpse of AetherRoom to the world today, a brand new chat service that provides you the same unlimited freedom as NovelAI. Giving you the ability to express your creativity without restrictions.

We’re looking forward to sharing more about this project with you in the future, keep an eye out on our socials. For now, please direct all AetherRoom-related questions and theories to ⁠aetherroom.

AetherRoom Teaser FAQ

There has been a lot of demand for us to support AI chat and we’re excited to announce that we are working on fully realizing our own vision of a chatbot & roleplay AI, which at this point would not fit into NovelAI’s UI: We have such sights to show you!

  1. What is this short teaser about?

AetherRoom is going to launch as a separate service, the teaser was a 100% confirmation that Anlatan, the team behind NovelAI is working on a companionship, chat & roleplay focused AI.

  1. Will I have to have multiple subscriptions (if I use both NovelAI & AetherRoom)?

We haven’t finalized subscription pricing or separate/joint subscriptions. It’s not fully settled on at this time.

  1. Why AetherRoom, where does the name come from?

We’ve gathered a few product prototypes and ideas over the past two years. The AetherRoom branding is conceptualized around rooms: take a closer look at the logo!

  1. What’s the official name of the AetherRoom logo?

The Cube.

  1. What data will AetherRoom be trained on?

We’re building our own datasets for a chat model and we’re aiming for full chatbot configuration as well.

  1. Why a new separate service/product from NovelAI?

We have great plans for AetherRoom that would not suit NovelAI’s UI or branding. TabloidA, our designer has come up with a vision based around the AetherRoom concept and we’re absolutely thrilled to share this fun and fresh new direction!

  1. Will AetherRoom have an API?

Yes, absolutely!