Laika

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What Is Laika?

Laika is a creative technology studio designing AI-powered tools for writers, artists, and storytellers. With a focus on play, narrative, and experimentation, Laika builds interactive writing environments and narrative engines that help users think, write, and create in new ways. The studio merges 25 years of game development experience with cutting-edge machine learning to reimagine how stories are crafted in the digital age.

A Home for Creative Technologists

Laika is not just a tool—it’s a playground for people who think deeply about creativity. Its offerings range from professional-grade AI writing platforms to poetic experimental experiences. Whether you're a professional writer, game designer, or curious tinkerer, Laika offers a suite of tools designed to support storytelling as a collaborative act between human and machine.

Core Tools by Laika

Write with Laika

«Write with Laika» is the studio’s flagship product—a customizable large language model environment fine-tuned for professional writers. Built to function like a virtual writers' room, it enables real-time idea development, dialogue iteration, and narrative structuring. It serves as a collaborative partner for everything from screenplays to speculative fiction.

The Writers Room (Retired)

Previously a virtual co-writing space, The Writers Room allowed users to bounce ideas off a responsive AI. Though currently closed as Laika shifts focus, it laid the foundation for the studio’s future directions—placing collaboration and creative flow at the center of their design philosophy.

Narrative and Experimental Engines

Drama Engine

The Drama Engine is Laika’s narrative framework that simulates dynamic storytelling through character agents and procedural narrative. Designed for game designers and interactive storytellers, it orchestrates evolving relationships and conflicts, offering a new way to build living, reactive narratives.

Ephemeral Writing

This web-based tool generates delightful, fleeting texts using procedural algorithms. It’s designed for writers and readers looking for inspiration, surprise, and creative play. The tool challenges traditional storytelling with writing that is more about the moment than permanence.

Experimental Experiences

96eyes

Still in development, 96eyes blends AI and divination into a personal, mystical interaction. It reflects Laika’s commitment to creating soulful digital experiences that explore identity, randomness, and the unknown through technology.

Tiphareth and VITRIOL

Tiphareth reimagines tarot through the lens of GPT-2 fine-tuning, blending ancient symbolism with modern generative text. VITRIOL, created in collaboration with Broken Rules, turns an alchemical crossword puzzle into an unfolding story—part game, part literary experience.

Education and Community

Talks and Workshops

Laika regularly shares its creative research through public talks and workshops. Focused on playful, responsible AI use, these sessions introduce writers, artists, and technologists to new modes of digital creativity. Thousands have participated in Laika-led sessions that demystify AI tools and invite participants to experiment boldly.

Spacedog Chronicles

The studio’s newsletter, Spacedog Chronicles, offers reflections on creativity, technology, and storytelling. It captures Laika’s evolving thoughts on how to be imaginative and human in a world increasingly shaped by machines.

Philosophy and Vision

Tools, Toys, and Games

Laika blurs the line between utility and play. Every product is made to fit naturally into users’ lives—whether as a tool for productivity or as a toy for curiosity. Their creations are meant to be used, explored, and loved—not just optimized for output.

Human-Centered Technology