ExitGenius

ExitGenius is an iPhone app that uses artificial intelligence to suggest believable excuses for leaving uncomfortable situations, such as a dull conversation, a long meeting or an awkward social gathering. It is published by Ali Raza Noorani and sits in the Lifestyle category of the App Store. ExitGenius also summarizes conversations and long texts, and it is meant for people who want a quick, discreet way out of a situation.

In ExitGenius, the AI takes the situation the user is in and produces an excuse or explanation fitted to it, so the reason matches the context and sounds plausible. The options range from urgent calls to unexpected emergencies. The interface is designed so that the escape options can be reached quickly and discreetly during a conversation or interaction, and a single tap starts the process.

Beyond excuses, ExitGenius can summarize conversations into a quick recap of the main points that were discussed. A later update added summaries of written content from screenshots: the user uploads a screenshot of a long Facebook post or a message, and ExitGenius returns a short summary of it. The feature is aimed at posts and messages that are too long to read in full.

ExitGenius is free to download. It requires iOS 12.0 or later on iPhone and iPod touch, runs on Macs with an Apple M1 chip or later on macOS 11.0 or later, and also runs on Apple Vision with visionOS 1.0 or later. The app is available in English, carries a 4+ age rating, and its developer states that no data is collected from it.

Use cases

• Leaving a dull conversation with a plausible excuse
• Getting out of a tedious meeting
• Leaving an awkward social gathering
• Summarizing a long Facebook post or message from a screenshot
• Getting a quick recap of the main points of a conversation