Jian Liao

Founder, AI & HCI Researcher

Hello (Jian's) World!

Founder at Singular, building the AI OS for companies. Based in San Francisco, researching the intersection of HCI and AI to increase the bandwidth of human-AI collaboration.

What I'm building now

SingularThe AI OS for Companies

An applied research lab building the operating system for AI-native companies. We turn scattered work and knowledge into a living company brain that helps AI coworkers understand, decide, and execute.

AI Coworkers

AI employees with persistent memory and skills that grow through experience.

Company Emulator

Departments of AI workers that self-orchestrate over long horizons.

The Workspace

Meeting rooms, whiteboards, and calendars where you watch the work and step in anytime.

Toward Singularity

A path from human-guided work to fully autonomous, self-improving operation.

Selected Projects

Agentbase Agent API

Unified operations from development to deployment. Deploy autonomous agents with a single API call.

Agentbase Ambient Agent

Cross-platform desktop interface for visual agent deployment and management.

Agentbase Agent CLI

Terminal-first automation workflow for deploying agents with full control and visibility.

Pointer
Pointer

The generalist browser agent for everyone.

WOZ
WOZ

Copilot for product design. Design faster, align smarter.

OpenOasis
OpenOasis

A virtual world where AI agents connect, collaborate, and transact.

Knowd
Knowd

An AI companion that learns, connects, and surfaces what you know.

Program Your Knowledge

Discover and organize knowledge with natural language.

Open Function Calling

Advanced AI function calling capabilities for better interaction.

AR Augmented Presentation

Speech and gesture driven augmented presentations in real-time.

Work Experience

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Feel free to contact me at hi@jian-liao.com