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Modders are using AI to create chatty companions in Skyrim and Stardew


Endless conversations with your faves.

But like many games, Stardew recently turned to AI, resulting in the addition of a mod with the ability to have theoretically endless conversations with your favorite farm companion. In his experience, “you’ll really end up having meaningful conversations with something which isn’t human.” Although he understands that Herika is just a program, he’s clearly engaged by the fact that he’s been able to interact with her on a different level than previous characters. The video game performers strike raises crucial questions about how these technologies will deal with digital replications of voice actors, something Nexus Mods treads carefully around.

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