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Grounded Conversational Characters

Dynamically generating interactive game characters by prompting large language models tuned on code

Microsoft Research blog

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Microsoft Research Podcast

| Gretchen Huizinga and Haiyan Zhang

For over a decade, Xbox has been leveraging AI to elevate gaming. Haiyan Zhang, GM of Gaming AI, explores the collaborations behind the work and the potential for generative AI to support better experiences for both players and game creators.