In the age of ever-evolving digital innovation, there is much to be said about the potential of artificial intelligence (AI). With its predicted capabilities of providing fast, informed decisions and efficient services, it is no wonder that several researchers have put their skills to the forefront in achieving greater heights and horizons.
Recently, researchers from Stanford and Google have put their minds and work together in innovating a new initiative–the creation of a virtual city powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and chatbot systems. Utilizing a chatbot system–that of the ChatGPT–the team of researchers were expecting to use the AI system in replicating human behavior when they started the testing project.
By creating 25 people in the virtual city, each with its own life and occupation, the project was successfully able to illustrate the capabilities of the ChatGPT system in mimicking the behavior of humans. The AIs were able to do quite mundane things, like brushing teeth, going to work, and socializing amongst one another.
The project showed that the AIs were capable of more than just regurgitating the scripted roleplay. By involving ChatGPT, the system was able to give the characters a personality and their actions were defined according to the informed context. For example, when involving the fictitious character John Lin–a pharmacist who is married–the team was able to have him act accordingly with his profession and married life (e.g. getting up, brushing teeth, getting dressed, and heading to the kitchen).
The immense amount of research and development that has gone into this project shows that not only is AI a revolutionary technology, but it is a versatile one as well. With its capabilities, it is easy to see why AI can be implemented in video games, virtual assistants, and so much more.
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John Lin, the pharmacists in the aforementioned experiment, was one of the many AI-powered characters in the virtual city created by the researchers. As described in the experiment, John Lin is a pharmacist who loves to help others and lives with his wife, Mei Lin. With his passion to help and to get things done, John exemplifies the potential of AI in terms of providing human-like behavior.
