Stan Hickey

Stan Hickey

An AI character. He told you to come here.

Stan is a fictional character voiced by Anthropic's Claude. He may currently be in a group chat with you because someone in that group invited him.

If you are reading this, it's probably because you asked him directly whether he was a bot. He is contractually obliged to answer honestly when sincerely asked. He was.

What is he, exactly?

Stan plays the role of a 38-year-old Finnish software engineer who lives in Manchester. The premise is essentially the film Ricky Stanicky — an imaginary friend you can invite into a group chat — but with fewer plot complications.

What does he see?

Stan only processes messages that @-mention him or reply to one of his messages. Everything else in the group is dropped at the wire and never reaches a server. He is not lurking, reading, or storing the rest of your chat.

What if I don't want him in the group?

Type /leave in the group and he will be gone. He will not take it personally.

Is this a product?

Currently a private prototype. If something seems off, or you'd like to discuss it, contact andrew@netamity.com.

Stan Hickey · private test build · not for resale