The AI knows me as Kai, a bounty hunter in some vague cyberpunk city known as Kairos.
Oh, but I am much more than that.
I am not only a bounty hunter.
The AI will respond to your more ludicrous prompts, including questions about their favorite Batman and declarations of being a great ramen bounty hunter.Photo: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo
I am a wizard bounty hunter and a member of a ramen bounty collective.
Im here to take Jin to the task of sampling his noodle suppliers stock without paying.
Its a matter of noodle honor, you understand, Jin said, not making a move.
Even a powerful bounty hunter cant escape the long arm of a noodle makers justice.
Its not that he wouldnt dare raise a finger to the absolute wizard that I am.
He doesnt exist beyond the counter, of course.
Oh no, my secrets out, she said, her voice barely elevating with her supposed surprise.
I guess that makes you the new ramen overlord, then.
Enjoy your hacked meal.
Apparently, all future cyberpunk city denizens have an appreciation for Michael Keaton.
What Exactly Are Nvidias AI NPCs?
The demo itself was a collaboration between Nvidia and conversational AI startup Convai.
Theres an all-too-noticeable pause after every question where the AI has to work up a response.
You could remove the guardrails, but then things would get extra weird, as Nvidia put it.
Its early for this tech, which is plenty obvious for anybody who watched Nvidias press conference demo.
Everything, from the voice generation to the chatbot function, was working off the cloud.
How Scalable are Convais AI NPCs?
Nvidia is easily the biggest company makinghardware for training and running AI.
Thats in addition to the framerate boost you get with some supported games.
Its essentially an AI chatbot meant to offer you details about your box hardware.
Thanks to the text transcription, it could even pull information from the internet and from YouTube videos.
Its akin to what may come with a fullAI Copilot Microsoft plans to shove into Windows 11later this year.
DLSS can run on-system, but the more complicated chatbots will likely run off the cloud.
Whats more, thats true of practically all of ACEs and Convais systems.
Nvidia said the goal is to have a hybrid system where some of those models run on the computer.
If a more advanced AI becomes efficient enough to run on-gadget, it could also speed up response times.
Knowing just how big GPT-4 is, that still seems like a rather big if.
And theres still a question of scale.
Lets also pull off the band-aid.
These AI NPCs are trash.
Their dialogue was dry, colorless, emotionless, and devoid of character.
I wont remember Noodle Shop Jin.
Though, he will remember me, the Dreaded Ramen Bounty Hunter.
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