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"Nothing will compare to the immersion potential unlocked by natural language processing," said Tech Entrepreneur Christopher Travers, who previously co-founded Virtual Human, which is focused on AI avatars as influencers. "By giving NPCs autonomy and intelligence within a well-written context, it will be like adding a new, key element to the periodic table of the gaming world—all past mechanisms will be elevated as we also unlock entirely new combinations of immersive experiences." ...
Saatchi turned his attention to building a simulation for Lucy and other Virtual Beings to live in. Unlike other chatbot creators, Saatchi believes that “AI people” should not just be text-bots, but have rich, daily 3D lives in simulations, even when we are not using them. The project, called “Lucy AI,” was just nominated for a 2023 Peabody.
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