Just How Smart Are the AI Characters in Inworld's 'Origins'?

Earlier this year, the AI company Inworld released their tech-demo 'Origins': a detective game built in Unreal Engine in which you try to solve a mystery by speaking directly with your suspects. Powered by Inworld's character engine, each non-player character you meet in Origins is built to support full voice-based conversations using the latest trends in generative AI technology, each with their own personalities, goals and mannerisms. In this first of a two-part series, I sit down and give my first impressions of Origins, with a future video detailing how it all works, with insights from Inworld themselves. You can try it out yourself by downloading Origins for free on Steam: https://bit.ly/AIandGames-Origins And if you're a developer yourself, sign up for a free trial of Inworld's tools, and start building your own conversational AI characters https://bit.ly/AIandGames-1 [00:00] Intro [02:15] Who Are Inworld? [06:35] Analysing the Demo [10:50] Text Generation [13:33] Voice Recognition [15:12] Voice Synthesis [17:20] Closing [19:12] Credits Special thanks to @inworldai for sponsoring this episode. I was compensated by Inworld for time spent producing this video. -- AI and Games is a YouTube series on research and applications of Artificial Intelligence in video games. Follow 'AI and Games' for educational videos and essays: http://www.youtube.com/@AIandGames My second channel 'AI and Games Plus' is dedicated to bonus content, deep-dive analysis, revisiting old topics and more: http://www.youtube.com/@AIandGamesPlus Listen to my podcast 'Branching Factor', as I discuss game development and research with my co-hosts and guests: https://shows.acast.com/branchingfactor Watch Livestreams: http://www.twitch.tv/aiandgames Join our Community: https://discord.aiandgames.com Buy our Merch: https://store.aiandgames.com -- You can support AI and Games via Patreon and YouTube memberships, and in return, you get bonus rewards! http://www.patreon.com/aiandg