@bkdgiffug: Want a real AI that can chat with you and play games? This AIRI is pretty interesting. It's not just a simple chatbot, …
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AIRI is an AI companion that features real-time voice chat, gaze-tracking avatars, memory retention, and gameplay support for Minecraft and Factorio, with compatibility for over 30 LLMs and local inference via WebGPU.
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Want a real AI that can chat with you and play games? This AIRI is pretty interesting.
It’s not just a simple chatbot, but an AI companion with a virtual avatar:
1️⃣ Real-time voice chat, with voice recognition 2️⃣ Live2D / VRM avatars that blink and track your gaze 3️⃣ Retains memory across sessions 4️⃣ Can play Minecraft and Factorio with you, and also chat on Discord and Telegram 5️⃣ Supports 30+ LLMs, including OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, Ollama, and more Also supports WebGPU for local inference, so you don’t necessarily need to use APIs.
In short, it’s turning AI from a “chat window” into a talking, game-playing virtual partner with its own avatar. 🔗
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