Kuki AI explained

Kuki is an embodied AI bot designed for usage in the metaverse.^[1] Formerly known as Mitsuku, Kuki is a chatbot created from the Pandorabots framework.^[2]

The bot has won the Loebner Prize 5 times.^{[3] [4]}

Features

Kuki claims to be an 18-year-old female chatbot from the Metaverse, and the developers have stated she has been worked on since 2005.^[5] Early work by one of the company's co-founders inspired the Spike Jonze movie Her.^[6] As of 2015, she conversed, on average, in excess of a quarter of a million times daily,^[7] and it was estimated 5 million unique users had interacted with her between 2016-2020.^[8]

Virtual talent, model, and influencer

Kuki has appeared as a Virtual Model in Vogue Business^[9] and at Crypto Fashion Week where she modelled NFTs and spoke about the future of digital fashion.^[10]

In 2021, Kuki modelled five digital looks from emerging Vogue Talents designers for Italian Vogue, that sold out as NFTs in under an hour.^{[11] [12] [13] [14]}

Awards

, Kuki had been awarded the Loebner Prize five times, more than any other entrant.^{[15] [16]}

In 2020, Kuki competed against Facebook AI's Blenderbot in a 24/7 verbal sparring match called "Bot Battle", winning 79% of the audience vote.^{[17] [18] [19]}

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: New trend report: Into the Metaverse. 2021-11-16. Wunderman Thompson. en.
2. Web site: Nell Lewis. Robot friends: Why people talk to chatbots in times of trouble. 2021-01-28. CNN. 3 July 2020 .
3. Web site: The Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and Simulation of Behaviour . 18 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151019030117/http://www.aisb.org.uk/events/loebner-prize . 19 October 2015 . dead .
4. Web site: Most Loebner Prize wins. 2021-01-28. Guinness World Records. en-GB.
5. Web site: Steve Worswick Interview - Loebner 2013 winner. aidreams.co.uk. 13 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20230112230054/http://aidreams.co.uk/forum/index.php?page=Steve_Worswick_Interview_-_Loebner_2013_winner. 12 January 2023. dead.
6. News: Olson. Parmy. 2020-04-10. My Girlfriend Is a Chatbot. en-US. Wall Street Journal. 2021-01-28. 0099-9660.
7. Web site: Mitsuku on Twitter. Twitter. 2015-12-08.
8. Web site: Nell Lewis. Robot friends: Why people talk to chatbots in times of trouble. 2021-07-08. CNN. 3 July 2020 .
9. Web site: Luxury fashion brands poised to join the NFT party. 2021-07-08. Vogue Business. 5 April 2021. en-GB.
10. Web site: Pitcher. Laura. Inside Crypto Fashion Week, The Future Of Digital Fashion. 2021-07-08. Nylon. 5 March 2021 . en.
11. Web site: 2021-09-27. Sold out la capsule collection di Vogue Talents su THE DEMATERIALISED. 2021-10-12. Vogue Italia. it-IT.
12. Web site: 2021-09-24. Vogue Talents: il successo delle capsule collection digitali. 2021-10-12. VanityFair.it. it.
13. 2021-09-24. Vogue Talents: la digital capsule collection sold out in meno di un'ora. 2021-10-12. Wired. it.
14. Web site: 2021-09-24. Vogue Talents, le digital capsule collection sono andate sold out in meno di un'ora. 2021-10-12. GQ Italia. it-IT.
15. Web site: Mitsuku wins 2019 Loebner Prize and Best Overall Chatbot at AISB X. 2019-09-15. The Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and Simulation of Behaviour. en-GB. 2020-02-20.
16. Web site: Mitsuku. www.guinnessworldrecords.com. 2020-02-20.
17. Web site: 2020-11-13. Pandorabots' Bot Battle highlights lack of industrywide metrics for open domain AI. 2021-07-08. VentureBeat. en-US.
18. News: 2020-11-01. Robot Bores: AI-powered awkward first date. en-GB. BBC News. 2021-07-08.
19. Web site: 'Bot Battle' Shows What Happens When Two AI Programs Go On a Date. 2021-07-08. www.vice.com. 13 November 2020 . en.