![]() ![]() Superchat isn’t necessarily trying to invent new tech here but is rather hoping to cash in on the hype around AI chatbots - a market that’s seen in-app user spending increase by more than 4,000% year over year, as of March, to reach nearly $3 million across the top apps. Meta also said it’s experimenting with AI chats in Messenger and WhatsApp, while Discord today offers a bot with ChatGPT-like features. Its web app, however, is much more evolved, as it actually allows users to talk in face-to-face conversations with a photorealistic AI. But D-ID is working in a space that’s closer to what Superchat is attempting with its new tech that gives both a face and a voice to OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Last fall, Google acquired the AI avatar startup Alter for $100 million, and the Korean startup called Neosapience raised $12.5 million for its synthetic voice and video platform, Typecast, which lets users turn text into a video. Gorilla Technologies isn’t the only one thinking about combining AI with a character or avatar, as of late. ![]() The company says it’s working to make the characters’ speaking style more in line with their persona. While not limited to making characters, the feature has been used to make things like a pirate chatbot that actually responds as a pirate would, using language like “Avast, ye scurvy dog! What be yer business?” instead of “How can I help you? ” The characters do, however, seem to be aware of their own history and will include that in their conversations, but their speaking style is more of a generic AI.Īs a result, Superchat doesn’t compare to the experience offered by rival Poe, the chatbot app from Quora, where users can now make their own bots using prompts. For instance, Zeus told us how he had the power to make lightning himself after explaining how lightning works in the natural world after being asked a science question about the topic. For instance, you might expect Dracula to punctate conversations with a Bwhahaha, but he instead responded much as any other AI chatbot would. That said, the characters themselves could use a bit more configuration - beyond introducing themselves as the character or persona in question, their later interactions don’t seem to invoke speech patterns to make them sound like the character they represent. Still, it’s an interesting concept to put a face on an AI and have it interact in the style of their character. The prices are meant to help cover the costs of using OpenAI’s APIs and the company notes that Family Sharing is supported, so families with multiple users can all share one subscription. The latter is a price that’s likely designed to capture people who want to toy with the app for a week, then cancel, rather than those who want to commit to a year upfront. The weekly subscription seems out of reach, especially if kids are the target market, at an overpriced $6.99 per week. However, this upgrade is a fairly pricey one, given the experience of chatting with AIs is available for free elsewhere - the app’s cheapest plan is $1.35 per week, if you choose an annual subscription (~$70/year). A number of the characters are available for free with the app download, while others can be unlocked through a premium subscription. ![]()
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