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Sony testing AI to drive PlayStation characters


PlayStation characters may one day engage you in theoretically endless conversations, if a new internal technology video bares out.

While competitor Microsoft has made a big show about using it for game ideation and prototyping, Sony has instead focused on using AI and machine-learning for frame generation and hardware uses, largely staying away from experimenting with its acclaimed software portfolio from PlayStation Worldwide Studios. The narration states that this technology has been developed alongside Guerilla Games as a prototype for internal Sony presentations. Sony’s own Emotional Voice Synthesis controls the speech generation, while its Mockingbird technology powers the facial animation.

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