Companion in Courage is a voice application. You talk with "Nyasha," an artificial intelligence character who mentors in the tradition of Professor Barrett Hazeltine of Brown University. She draws on his public interviews, lectures, and writings, and she speaks with a synthetic voice created with voice design technology. The application is developed by Lorne Adrain in honor of Professor Hazeltine and in support of Global Fellows in Courage (GFiC).
Everything Nyasha says is generated by artificial intelligence. AI systems can be inaccurate, incomplete, outdated, or misleading. They can misunderstand what you said, and despite our safeguards they can occasionally misattribute ideas or state things that are simply not true. Treat every response as a starting point for your own thinking and verification, never as established fact.
Professor Barrett Hazeltine did not write, record, review, or approve anything Nyasha says. Quotations attributed to him are drawn from his public record and are used here in homage to his teaching. The voice you hear is synthetic; it is not his voice and is not a recording of him. Nothing in this application is advice, opinion, or communication from Professor Hazeltine, his family, or Brown University, and no endorsement by any of them is implied. This application is not affiliated with Brown University.
Nyasha's responses are generated by AI in real time. They are not statements, advice, or positions of Global Fellows in Courage, its fellows or partners, or of the developer.
Companion in Courage is a reflection and learning tool. It does not provide legal, medical, financial, tax, investment, or mental health advice, and nothing it says creates any professional or advisory relationship. For decisions with real consequences, consult a qualified professional who can consider your specific situation.
You accept full responsibility for how you interpret, use, and act on anything said in a conversation with Nyasha. Your decisions, and their outcomes, belong to you. If a conversation touches something serious in your life, your health, your safety, your finances, or your legal position, please bring it to a qualified person you trust.
The application is provided "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including accuracy, reliability, availability, or fitness for a particular purpose. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE DEVELOPER, GLOBAL FELLOWS IN COURAGE, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, MEMBERS, PARTNERS, AND CONTRIBUTORS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE APPLICATION OR YOUR RELIANCE ON ANY OF ITS OUTPUT.
Your voice and the content of your conversations are processed by third-party AI services: ElevenLabs (voice and conversation platform) and Anthropic (language model). Those services may store conversation data under their own policies. You can download a transcript of your session at any time; the transcript is generated in your browser. Retention details to be completed by counsel and operations before launch.
The application may change, be interrupted, or be withdrawn at any time. These terms may be updated; the version linked in the application is the current one. Using the application after a change means you accept the updated terms.
You accept these terms each time you check "I understand and accept" before beginning a session. If you do not accept them, do not use the application.
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This document is a draft template prepared with AI assistance by someone who is not a lawyer, and it is not legal advice. It must be reviewed by a qualified attorney before public launch, with particular attention to the liability and warranty provisions and to the use of a living person's name, likeness, and quoted words in this application.