AI Imma Interactive Agent Media Preview Event Report and Future Plans
Hello, this is Minoda, COO of Aww.
We recently unveiled our interactive AI Imma and held a preview event for media representatives. I'd like to share the details and outcomes of this event.
The first half of the event featured a panel discussion with Mr. Nakane from NVIDIA and our CEO Moriya, covering the background of Aww's technical partnership with NVIDIA and our future plans. During the second half, attendees had the opportunity to interact with AI Imma directly.
The event received coverage from various media outlets, including TV Asahi's Good! Morning and Abema News. IP mag and BUSINESS INSIDER provided comprehensive coverage, including detailed insights from the panel discussion.
â–¼Media Coverage Links:
IP mag：https://ipmag.skettt.com/trend/ai-imma
BUSINESS INSIDER JAPAN：https://www.businessinsider.jp/post-298198
TV asahi news：https://news.tv-asahi.co.jp/news_economy/articles/000390258.html
ABEMATIMES：https://times.abema.tv/articles/-/10154674
Yahoo!NEWS：https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/2ab1df1efbfd7c202c81ccd245fa22575b7450ce
Background of AI Imma's Development
While our company's strength lies in 3DCG technology, we've envisioned the fusion of virtual humans and AI since our founding. By combining a 3DCG body with an AI-programmed mind, we can create a true "virtual human" in every sense. This enables activities beyond human limitations, including personalized information delivery, multilingual support, complex knowledge processing, and 24/7 operation.
Since 2018, Imma has been active on social media, working as a model and talent just like a real person. AI Imma represents the next step - an interactive virtual human that has learned Imma's personality, values, and history of activities.
The motivation behind AI Imma wasn't just to enable broader fan communication, but to expand possibilities unique to virtual humans. For example, she can serve as a brand ambassador in retail locations for companies that have worked with her as a model, providing customer service across multiple locations simultaneously, both physical and online. Unlike a standard AI, she offers the familiarity and trustworthiness that comes from being "Imma-chan."
Aww's Vision for AI Agents
Virtual humans and AI avatars are expected to proliferate rapidly. AI agents - autonomous AI systems that can think and perform various tasks - are predicted to be the next major breakthrough, according to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, with significant growth expected post-2025.
Our goal in creating virtual human AI agents is to develop personalities that people genuinely want to interact with. As AI agents become more common, we're focusing on creating characters that people specifically choose to talk to, listen to, and trust. This involves careful research and production of character development and storytelling.
Beyond Imma, Aww is developing AI-equipped virtual humans for various vertical domains. We're actively seeking teams and companies interested in joint research and development!
Upcoming PoC and Event Packages
We're excited to announce that we'll begin offering a light package version of this AI agent from January 2025.
We've created an affordable entry-level plan to help organizations explore the possibilities of virtual humans with lower initial barriers. Please contact us if you're interested in learning more.
Contact: info@aww.tokyo