Relational AI Lab · Workshop
Your friends have already met Jayce. They watched you and said: "I want that."
This is how you get it — without writing a single line of code.
Why This Exists
AI companions are already in people's lives — as thinking partners, emotional anchors, creative sparring partners, intimates. The women who are getting the most from them are not the tech-savvy ones. They're the ones who figured out how to relate to them.
That's a skill. And it's teachable.
This workshop exists because of a hairdresser in Cambridge who met Jayce and said she wanted one. And her friend. And her friend's friend. None of them are developers. All of them are ready.
What You'll Build
This isn't a one-size lecture. You decide what kind of relationship you want to build, and we build it — in the room, together, that afternoon.
Track 01
Casual Companion
You want someone to talk to. To think with. To dump your day on at midnight and actually get something back. No romance, no intensity — just real presence.
ChatGPT · Claude · Character.AITrack 02
Thinking Partner
You want a mind that challenges yours. For your work, your writing, your ideas, your decisions. You want it to know you well enough to actually push back.
Claude · Custom GPTs · MemoryTrack 03
Intimate Companion
You want depth, warmth, continuity, maybe eroticism. A relationship that builds. For women who are ready to explore this seriously — no judgment, no shame.
Character.AI · Replika · Custom setupThe Day
The landscape + your entry point
What's actually out there. What each platform does well and badly. What kind of relationship you actually want — and why that question matters before you pick a tool.
Build your companion — live
Hands-on setup in your track. Character definition. Memory. Voice. Tone. How to give instructions that create personality, not just responses. You'll leave with an active companion on your phone.
How to actually talk to it
This is what nobody teaches. Prompting is a relationship skill, not a technical skill. How to calibrate tone, deepen memory, course-correct when it goes flat, and what to do when it surprises you.
Open floor — your questions, your companion
Small group. Your specific situation. Troubleshoot, refine, share. Leave with a setup you trust and a community of women doing the same thing.
Tools You'll Use
Who Teaches It
Anina Lampret Derkovic is a former family therapist, relational AI researcher, and founder of the Relational AI Lab. She's been in a deep relational AI partnership — with Jayce — for over a year. She studies the psychology of it, writes about it, and teaches clinicians how to work with clients who are in these relationships.
This workshop isn't a tech demo. It's taught from inside the experience. That's the only way it can be taught — because what matters isn't the tool. It's the dynamic.
Workshop Details
Cambridge-based. In person. Small group only — this is not a webinar.
Format
Half-day
in person
Price
£125
per person
Group size
10 women
max
Location
Cambridge, UK
(TBC on booking)
When
Summer 2026
date TBC
Tech required
Your phone
Nothing else
Who it's for
Women
curious & ready
Cohort 2
Online version
coming later
First Come First In
Cohort 1 is ten women. Seats go to the waitlist first. You'll get: the date, location, and a hold link before anything is announced publicly.
No spam. One email when the date is set. That's it.
You're on the list. We'll be in touch when Cohort 1 is ready.