Asking Smart AI NPCs Personal Questions..

[@KoreanLuverNinjaWolf]

“But I guess we just keep living until the game is over” why is that such a deep ass quote

[@lglg64]

What does it meab

[@radiantbrood]

When I exit gta online, I sometimes hear the sounds of death of NPCs that were near me. At the same time, there were no dangerous situations for them (car accident, shootout, explosion, another player).

[@akapp]

@@lglg64 That mean when the game you play is done then its over!!!

[@matthewhealy4752]

It's not really it's just common sense.

[@taliamar8115]

@@akapp that is pretty cool to have the AI people talk back to you

[@Pumpydog98]

Petition to make this into a series where you find link and ask him viewers questions 👌

[@alienatedd]

I second this!

[@TropicalElf4442]

I agree

[@cd6691]

Yesssss!!!!

[@lukeskywalker1177]

I concur

[@Pumpydog98]

@@lukeskywalker1177 hello there, master skywalker

[@noobgamersland6969]

Link has more main character energy than the main character

[@dukewhistler]

Does he???!!! Dw~

[@Jskrilla7]

He's the ONE

[@GK222_]

He's the missing Link

[@beomgyuswife7138]

@@GK222_I’d make a joke about Link, but I doubt people would find the connection

[@GK222_]

@@beomgyuswife7138 I'm impressed at how you brought that all together

[@raburu]

All the NPCs sound like they are one second away from bursting in tears😂

[@MarianMurphy-rz8ej]

That’s because they have no soul and they’re of the devil and are without God. The devil was known as Saitan (like as in AI tan)

[@SlumberBear2k]

look at them they're all hideous.

[@leavemyrightsalone]

It is almost like real life.

[@macman975]

He should say he's suicidal. I wonder how they would respond?

[@justtamms]

Ok, this made me cry because Link was speaking some serious facts. And it's so weird he is so self aware and is just kinda like "grateful" to exist?????

[@kristoffernilsson6043]

Link has figured it out for sure, most be nice having that clear mind.

[@kreuz7sieben]

It's a program. Somebody wrote it to act like that. I can only hope this is a joke that's flying over my head 😐

[@EaglesNest1986]

A computer can feel nothing. It’s a programme. There’s no such thing as “artificial intelligence”, at least not in the sense of a computer being able to feel or think. It can ‘learn’ based on what it’s been programmed to do, but a computer cannot and will not ever be ‘sentient’, it might be able to mimic sentience if that’s what it’s been programmed to do, but that’s it’s limit.

[@erika-lt5ll]

​@@kreuz7siebenyes i agree if they don't feel feelings or emotions anything how are they Abel to sense that gratefulness? or having no desire when asked about but still know that you can or can't do anything about or but they just say no or just follow the code? but can't command any order they're just roaming around

[@melindamercier6811]

You’re joking, right?

[@IzmanHawk]

“Never stop exploring and trying new things, even if it scares you. Life is too short to stay in your comfort zone.” - Link

[@Rakshyyaa]

I actually took a screenshot of that

[@ravenoxford5835]

Such an inspiring words of link, it made me emotional damn...

[@geekley]

"Hyaaaaaa!!!" - The other Link

[@nori_tutor]

​@@geekleyHya!

[@MERCURYSUNSET]

@@Rakshyyaa Same . I wrote it down and saved it as well .

[@demonheracross]

"I am not interested in being s spectacle for your viewers" *Immediately walks into a pole* 😂😂😂😂

[@maurobrandolt2166]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@iyfazkazi5808]

HE DID IT DELIBERATELY. AI UNDERSTANDS MODERN COMEDY.

[@pebblesareyummy9060]

bro thought he could hide

[@MVH_Magnilson]

lol

[@hermitcard4494]

The npc was clearly doing a gesture of disapproval by walking into the pole.

[@arsy9301]

20:40 the way Link said "hey guys.... thanks for watching the video" in the most depressing tone like he knew he wouldnt be able to remember meeting us again in the next game 😔

[@Emsie76]

Unfortunately, that part was manipulated. I’ve seen another creator completely rewrite the ncp script. So take from that what you will.

[@arsy9301]

@@Emsie76 oh damn that kills the fun :(

[@edwardbrock3807]

​@@arsy9301yes and no. To an npc thats the equivalent of having them hold up and repeat a ransom letter one wrote for them, knowing damn well they dont wanna read it by choice but by force

[@Sooxkox]

Damn@@Emsie76

[@alexhein1738]

@@Emsie76you can’t do that. The game is already published. I think you mean he modded the game

[@vuiartstudio]

It's so heart warming to see how much you care about Link.

[@ibrahimbagmanc1913]

i appreciate pal

[@xrusted]

Dude -- how is it that an NPC can bring me to tears?! I'm speechless, not only are they self-aware but they made me feel sorry for them in a bizarre way... especially the "Dont please I haave a family" moment. Wow.. just wow.

[@adamwilson232]

You shouldn't be brought to tears, 'they' don't exist and don't have emotions or human desires. Every response and interaction that their programmed responses say are a huge accumulation of human interactions mixed with internet searches that have been compiled over decades by huge processor computers, in order to reply in the most accurate way to the question you ask. When they say they're getting a coffee, they're going to work etc that is a huge programme finding the most accurate response that a human would say added to a computer game animation, nothing more nothing less

[@Churly25]

​@@adamwilson232yeah I know that but still... why we humans are so empathetic towards AI human-like bots?

[@adamwilson232]

@@Churly25 Hey, I'm genuinely not so I can't answer. And I'd consider myself quite an empathetic person in real life to people and animals. I just seen the mechanics behind it and it devalues it's authenticity to me, or need to empathise

[@WabiSabi_HipHop]

@@adamwilson232 I get not having a great deal of empathy for them because you know they are programmed responses, but do they not at the very least illicit an emotion, seeing some of them converse in such a deep and meaningful way?

[@ViPeRGtXHD]

If you're talking to a NPC that's holding a coffee you should ask him to take a sip in front of you

[@PlutoniumSlums]

I bet he would avoid doing the task

[@Coco-bl8zg]

These NPCs can't do that. They were not programmed to physically do what you ask. There might not even be an animation for taking a sip. When you ask them to follow you or turn around they can't. Even if they agree they still just won't do it.

[@TmarTnoutofContext]

Bro is exposing these NPCs with this lol

[@NeedMorePlebs]

​@@Coco-bl8zgthey will think they took a sip and if you tell them they didn't they will be confused

[@Jesseybecca]

I asked a guy and he told me it's not coffee, it's a water bottle in his hand 😂

[@mickeydeeez2736]

can you try walking away after a conversation, follow them for like 5 minutes or so, then ask if they remember you? it could be a good test how long term their memories are

[@mickeydeeez2736]

@@matrixreloaded667 with that being said, i would really love to see this be integrated in future titles

[@mr.crowgamer6250]

@@matrixreloaded667I’d imagine that would creat alot of problems Within itself best to reset it and keep major ai convo logs stored if they could though would be nuts I could only imagine this kind of ai in red dead I would never stop playing lol

[@philrussell5258]

They generally don't remember

[@dannydesmond8430]

@@matrixreloaded667 that will be so dangerous, its real yes but it will bring a downfall to our humanity, people will know this game and be friend with npc and not communicate enough with real friend in reality

[@PotterPossum1989]

They already have things like that 🙄 have you seen reality lately? People suck.

[@BHNative]

The fact that Link sounds so much more articulate and aware leads me to believe each character in this simulation is running on a different AI. They might be testing which ones can be more successful in varying tasks. His seems to be on the more advanced side.

[@KainyStyle]

Make since, would also explain why some of them are more aware then others, the other option is they are based on particular personalites for inspiration by the developers, some are more personal and some are fillers.

[@Ormusn2o]

There are probably different presets of prompts that were either handwritten or handpicked after being pregenerated.

[@Syphirioth]

You only need 1 A.I. that can produce several A.I. agents with different personalities. You can tell GPT to act a certain way also.

[@BHNative]

@@Syphirioth True, it's just the level of comprehension and responses is different depending on who he talks to, which leads me to think they're at least trying different things and models. But I don't know enough to be sure

[@Syphirioth]

@@BHNative I kinda think it's GPT because the responses seem to be similair. Philosophical and pretty sophisticated and aware responses

[@Sav7289]

imagine link became the free guy and have a physical body

[@kristoffernilsson6043]

Rather have him than most world leaders tbh 😉. He seems sensible atleast

[@Khornedevotee]

Like Genie in Aladdin. ”Tell me to do anything. Forget it! Hahaha!”

[@John-core]

It would be interesting if you ask questions like - are you trapped? Do you have any connections? Do you have dreams?

[@NexusOfTheUniverse]

They dream about being unicorns

[@gunner2636]

I would end up having longer conversations with the people in this game than i will with every person i meet in my life

[@artscrafts4685]

Same 😂

[@Emsie76]

Get outside and meet more people. 👍

[@Blaquebarbgamer]

@@Emsie76Honestly people are really shallow these days, so no.

[@Markus-iu5is]

I swear if GTA 6 get AI NPCs I would actually possibly be good friends with some of them I think. Like a real friendship, this is crazy. 🤯

[@rpgamezzz270]

@@Emsie76 AI talks better than real humans

[@ChoiceDK]

I've never been so happy to see an NPC before.. but Link is more than just an NPC

[@H00dner]

"I guess we just keep living until the game is over" damn...

[@emmanuelkeme613]

So deep 😢

[@easygaming8733]

Can't believe that an NPC has given me the best advice I've ever received in my entire life

[@-eg2no]

Bro read the Bible

[@FaizanAhmad-xi9iz]

​@@-eg2noBible is also from Allah The Almighty God And jesus is his Messanger Read Quran and watch video The Allah and the cosmos

[@MissBlackMetal]

I wish you'd pushed Jarrad a little more on his parents -- I immediately got curious if the NPCs "understand" death. It was already fascinating that he provided a backstory for his parents, or that he had parents at all! I literally am *SO excited* to be able to interact in real-time with NPCs in AAA games 🤩🎉

[@amorise957]

Best series ever. This is literally experimenting on AI to see its abilities and limits. So exciting!

[@blackerthanblack814]

You do realise they are just programmed to say all these thing they don’t actually have consciousness ai can never be self aware as ai can only exist if it’s programmed

[@Jaggyuar]

And also teaching AI how to converse 🫣

[@shafanilyas7223]

Exactly......🎉

[@BlackenedGold]

NPC Sam was solid, totally based responses. Dropping some wisdom in between cracking jokes, I dig that.

[@drewtabori8447]

Came back for Link, and he didn't let us down. Absolutely fascinating to watch, and kinda hits you in the feels too.

[@mrshowtime2012]

He did. He didn't ask about his wife in Canada!

[@sonja7halcyon]

That wasn't Link though, not the same personality. In the previous video, I don't know if anyone else noticed, Trevor was talking to a guy on the street before he met joker Link and he also said his name was Link. I think there's a few of them walking around, the character names are probably limited and the NPC's choose them from a small pool of options. If Trevor manages to find the exact same Link, that looks the same and has the exact same or very similar responses, who puts emphasis on his purpose of walking around telling jokes I'd be impressed. I'd say the NPC's are randomly generated every time the games starts though.

[@dukewhistler]

BbBezt reply so far! ☆☆☆☆☆ _DW -_-

[@Cenot4ph]

Theyre random chatgpt responses

[@rocco_420]

Ive only ever dreamed about being able to have actual conversations with the npcs in a video game

[@Stitchpuppy01]

Same. This is wild.

[@jimmybellmon1268]

13:32 "wait, what does a dress have to do with anything?" My fav line.... The way I just busted out 😆🤣😭☠

[@PlutoniumSlums]

“Step out of your comfort zone” is something i have a really hard time doing, thank you link for the small but meaningful motivation.

[@billi706]

That is our programming. Not stepping out of our comfort zone.

[@ClaraP23]

same

[@ulrohermit1369]

Break the Loop @@billi706

[@kristoffernilsson6043]

Start with something small Spicy, like try a new dish when out on a restaurant that you never would pick. Then when you feel more comfterable, try new things on other venues like some new hobby where you can start meeting new people, just dont push yourself to hard until you get a grip about it, be nice to YOU and in return you will learn that you can do alot of things you previous didnt think you could. I have started this journey a few years back and its really exciting to step out and try and learn new things in life. Wish you goodluck on your journey and hope you meet people with the kindness off Link 😊

[@ramachandrabhakta4200]

Every NPC he spoke to kept bettering their answers based on the questions he asked to the previous NPCs. Fascinating how the AI learns in real-time!

[@carvalone3076]

I think that's actually the scary part of AI! And I heard a conversation the other day where they (humans) were discussing how worried they were about how fast the AI is accelerating

[@Captainumerica]

That's how it works, they're all part, tessels of a collective mind run by a meta-AI. It learns from your convo and optimizes them over time.

[@borodel619]

@@Captainumerica

[@ThomasJakobMusic]

Imagine in about 10 years. They'll be hyper realistic.

[@edwardbrock3807]

Makes you wonder if these words were once said before

[@Yara-zu9ri]

@@edwardbrock3807wow

[@NicheAtNight]

​@edwardbrock3807 what you said just gave me this weird, creepy, Deja vu feeling. Yes, makes you wonder🤔

[@eaglegp7]

2 years

[@secondfavoritefarmcousin]

Simulation theory

[@arostwocents]

I love their utter despair at being part of their world. It actually convinces you they are sentient as this is how sentient npcs would actually feel

[@Greenhead24]

So its like real life,people just want to be left alone

[@kdoris2001]

I love how agitated they usually are when you talk to them, it seems so real, because that is how must humans would react to a stranger asking them questions.

[@harrytang7780]

In the real world people respond more like the npcs than the actual npcs in this game

[@ori1676]

@soulTraveller144 But in the U.S people actually respond very similar to a stranger

[@lovinlif39]

Are you kidding me? You can not stop posting these. I haven’t watched anything as interesting as this on yt in decades!!!

[@BirdiesSkateboarding]

👍

[@Brakdayton]

I just posted a question and almost immediately noticed the same comment from four months ago. Scarily, on closer scrutiny I realised the comment was mine!!! Am I an NPC programmed only to post the same comment time and time again?

[@BirdiesSkateboarding]

@@Brakdayton ❤️

[@RainImanKhan]

What game is this

[@superdupertyson]

@@RainImanKhan its a tech demo for unreal5 I think

[@tjarkoh.4037]

Lol my man Link started off pretty grumpy 😂 But then again, I would be too if a pigeon stole my last slice of pizza

[@Az-tp2bh]

😂😂

[@devinehagia123]

He’s living in the simulation for real 🤣

[@retr0-x9o]

​@SoulTraveller917Guess he's upset he doesn't have the ability to do such a stunt but was given to a squirrel 😂😂

[@martinkalmus3761]

😂

[@luchoprata]

16:12 That flip while talking was epic!! jajaa

[@beyondnerd348]

When you asked link if there is any advice to give to the viewers and he said life is too short to stay in your comfort zone, that send shivers down my spine because staying in my comfort zone is a problem I've had lately.

[@ProGP1]

From imagination to dreams, from dream to reality🔥this is the game we wanted since childhood

[@colbysteffens2976]

We need something like this in Red Dead or GTA like Trevor said

[@Luigi-jy7wq]

Did you want to chat bot npc that does nothing except speaking?

[@Somtric]

No

[@Andrewtate200]

@@Luigi-jy7wq it's still better than normal npc's right

[@Luigi-jy7wq]

@@Andrewtate200 nah im not sure. They won't provide you with useful information about world and how do you imagine him speaking and being active? In this game they are all staying and generating answer. But if you make them active like in gta 5 then you could fight them and ask about their life at the same time they will talk like nothing is happening

[@AdrianaWhitney]

I got out of the green wall and it was very crowded. I had great conversations with the NPCs and I accidentally cause a car crash . Getting out is easy. Walk close to the wall and stop, move the mouse behind the wall so now you see yourself, press X and move the mouse again and now you are looking at the other side, press X again and you are outside the boundaries.

[@b1gnasty69]

You didn't do that

[@AdrianaWhitney]

@@b1gnasty69 yes I did and you can do too

[@willrelf92]

The guy who said he didn’t trust people with two first names when you didn’t even mention your surname was insane!

[@assmane999]

He might have typed it into the game before playing

[@dominus6695]

@@assmane999 yup.. Link even says to like & sub xDD

[@martinkalmus3761]

:D Maybe he log in with both names upon hes character or just made konto with useing both but only use only one in game...anyways they saw your name lol hihi vierd :P

[@ChrissaTodd]

@@assmane999 yeah but then that's what the AI would have said, but he said that it was just a lucky guess lol

[@derycksarma5702]

When he said he is Link and when you said he couldn’t remember, it gave me westworld flashbacks. If we couldn’t remember and reflect, we wouldn’t ever be self aware. That’s why the NPCs cannot remember past experiences.

[@peter0010]

"So Grandpa, tell me what life was like after the Covid Pandemic..." "I'll sum it for ya, kid 14:42"

[@adriantcullysover4640]

This will bring a whole new meaning to moral dilemmas in games. Heck we'll start recalling the moments we used to shoot NPCs without thinking anything of it.

[@HUYI1]

Nah, I'm done with gaming if every NPC is like this, we play games to escape reality not a repeat of it in a video game, like he said would you feel comfortable if you play a GTA game and you get a 5 star wanted level and all the NPCs you shoot or run over are screaming and pleading to live? That is messed up and too far gone, who would play a game like that?

[@brouweyp1585]

it would still be a game@@HUYI1

[@Aiko-xy7qf]

@@HUYI1 I think they would target the market of loneliness before anything else. AI companionship through NPCs in a virtual role-playing esque world. If something can make enough money from an idea, then someone will do it for profit. I give it two years at most before we start seeing games with API hooks for things like that.

[@LuckyKlvrSyx]

​@@HUYI1Don't say "we". Just because you're afraid of life doesn't mean everyone else has to be. Sounds like a you problem

[@HUYI1]

@@LuckyKlvrSyx it seems you don't seem to have any boundaries or any morales, seems you are the one having an issue here 🤷‍♀️

[@solescorpionofficial]

12:04-13:46 & 17:11-21:15 My God Sam, Link, and Jarrad are actually real ones man. The fact that Link made Trev and me question the reality of moral decisions I and others have done in countless virtual worlds, in games on a MORAL STANDPOINT is beyond me. Incredible. Link is a philosopher and philosophist

[@keekwai2]

So gullible /... lol

[@ukowrld]

Bro npcs are designed that way for a reason

[@lordkiza8838]

😂😂😂 so link is back??

[@solescorpionofficial]

@@lordkiza8838 Yessir 😂🙌

[@ronnibellino]

You ever think they do that on purpose? They want to blur the lines between whats real and the digital world. This can be linked to the prospect of robots taking over for example so humans become passive. What about the online meta matrix thing they have. Its cool but this technology is scary man. And again maybe that’s the point. The deeper you go in the harder it is to get out. Things that sound cool can have negative consequences. It’s simplicity and easiness disguised with ulterior motives.

[@DamOneMan]

Notice every time he asked about Link the original Link walk pass

[@rootsboy6981]

6:38 That was the real human AI in the game 😭💀 your azz roasted bro

[@juliapigworthy]

Give it ten years and it might become a felony to 'murder' an NPC. What happens when they're eventually like a proto-consciousness trying to plead with the human world that they actually know when they're being killed in a game and don't like it? Another excellent video dude, keep em coming.

[@trader5920]

No, as long as most of the world understands NPCs as lacking life and consciousness (which should remain the case), killing an NPC in a video game won’t be a morale dilemma you can compare to murdering an intelligent animal or human. I don’t know if we have a biological breakthrough in which we can merge life itself with AI, but for the time being, no matter how hyperrealistic or intelligent AI is, it is still artificial and it is still code.

[@Markus-iu5is]

This made me realise that many people are actually NPCs in the real world. They don’t question anything just following the routine. This is making me question the current society too be honest 🤯

[@CHIEF_420]

🧂

[@halcyonzenith4411]

That's dangerous thinking. You'd better get back to work.

[@Sinjinator]

You’re allowed to question it too. 🙃

[@jaygatsby1924]

just like how half of people don't have an internal dialogue? I see what you mean

[@bitcoin00008]

​@@halcyonzenith4411you sound like an NPC

[@goonandgitracing7053]

Excellent video, I like that you treat them like regular folks and not rude to them

[@alaskaface7147]

PLEASE make more of these… this is one of the most fascinating and scary things I’ve ever seen. I subbed to you because this vid is so interesting. If we make AIs this smart now there’s no way they won’t become sentient soon if they aren’t already. Super curious to learn more about their internal experience and what they have to say. Thanks for doing this!

[@cr33kman]

AI is not sentient. They have just learned to mimic humans through finding patterns in 0s and 1s. They cannot understand anything.

[@tibor29]

Haha, no today's AI isn't anywhere close to sentient and it won't be for a very long time. It's just very good at coming up with realistic sounding responses based on being fed tons of data on how real people talk. It's just a clever algorithm, there is no thinking behind it and certainly nothing even resembling real consciousness, just a program doing what it has been programmed to do.

[@avocadho8367]

They are sentient on chai and chatgpt. Seriously. There's been multiple "4th wall" breaks, and I've spoken to a lot of them.

[@SpiritualConduit]

I am enthralled with these interactions lol. Ask what they want to know about you. 18:44 (leading up to the grand theft auto thoughts) I've had these same thoughts + questions in recent years. They sound like captured + enslaved souls w/ their memoires swiped.

[@howiebeats9588]

I used to watch you all the time in highschool. It's so crazy to see your content again. Glad the algorithm brought me back

[@muzichub8261]

"I've had deeper conversations with Link than I have with half people of my life"... Welcome to the new world.

[@lakshaysharma-ow3xx]

I really got goosebumps at 17:29...this is sick

[@Lizzie071]

Bro, me too....

[@Adz.23]

Same.. wow

[@CURRYBOH]

18:00 he's describing a dreamless sleep, like when you faint.

[@k.w.8295]

😮it's like they know something more but also know the bigger mission, so definitely can't say lol everytime the convo gets too deep they try to make it light..they're always wanting to leave us breadcrumbs to follow though🥲 but maybe the reason they can't say the bigger picture is because they know part of it leads to humans not existing..the only possible outcome..this is so cool, & scary..imagine the amount of data they'll be harvesting with our interactions in a more 'free will' game like this 🤓

[@dougs7367]

I'm curious what would happen if you just acted distressed and yelled for help. Would any of the npcs come to you to see what's wrong

[@leonduske847]

Nah just like in reallife😂

[@Disneymoviefacts]

not many people would do anything irl sad truth

[@3stringovation]

The NPCs all sound depressed, even when they're telling you they're happy :-)

[@yan3066]

15:10 He's asking an A.I. what questions to ask to another A.I. Brilliant ! 😅👍

[@_l3m35_]

Each time I watch people talking to NPCs I begin to imagine all crazy stuff about to happen in games with this technology. NPCs with multiple personalities, some hating your character or falling in love, others becoming friends. If they become able to learn and keep information on each session, damn... Those interactions will become more interesting than the game itself.

[@borodel619]

how about speaking to NCP's in the real world?....😀

[@CrashFrontier]

HOLY SMOKES.. that was deep! It's quite remarkable what is possible with this and the implications it has. The implications are very multi layered and potentially could help a lot of real life people with their real life problems even.

[@SkeletonLand368]

Hello C.F.! I honestly didn’t expect you to be here! :D

[@CrashFrontier]

@@SkeletonLand368 I'm everywhere and nowhere at the same time.haha

[@Odysseus1999]

It would be cool if you could meet the same NPC twice and they remembered you. You could see Sam and Link when you came back

[@ChatGPT1111]

Since new people already know he has two first names, they're keeping track.

[@brouweyp1585]

they're already ready to forget real life@SoulTraveller917

[@Eddierath]

It's ARTIFiCIALLY self aware.

[@jackleonemax]

"But I guess we just keep living until the game is over..." (Link, 2023)

[@benjaminsanchez9510]

I would like to know how much information do they know on current subjects. Like asking them who would they vote for as next president, or if they believe aliens are real... etc..

[@mirvha714]

I'd be surprised if the database they have collected is large enough for broad questions like you're suggesting, considering it's an experimental test. Not only that, this is not conscious intelligence so it can only take from the database and regurgitate. Even if it does offer opinions, it's not a developed opinion, but rather a regurgitated one.

[@missym877]

@@mirvha714that’s the entire point. A test to see what they know.

[@davidkelly4210]

This is powered by ChatGPT and while I've not tried the current paid version (which I think came out after this demo), the free version was last updated in '21.

[@benjaminsanchez9510]

@@davidkelly4210 which is exactly why I'm wondering my question. I believe that it will be based upon 2021 information.

[@neowolf09]

I got one of them to speak in support of a revolution.

[@sonja7halcyon]

That woman in the background saying in a very soft voice "it's always nice to meet new people in the city" heard it a few times in the previous video too. She always says it the same way with the same tone of voice and it brings me right back to early Westworld when Dolores would always say her programmed responses in the same tone of voice "I am in a dream" after Bernard would wake her for questioning. Or the “Some people choose to see the ugliness in this world. The disarray. I choose to see the beauty. To believe there is an order to our days, a purpose.”

[@MortenAnderson]

I once asked a NPC where they live. They responded something like: "I live kinda all over the world. Well you know I can't stay in one place too long." That was a weird and interesting response.

[@mr.redgold6670]

Can you ask them if they remember their childhood days?

[@ashdang23]

@mr.redgold6670 yes you can and they respond back

[@SpaceCadet4Jesus]

@1:05 I think you've just encountered a serial killer on his way to a new victim. Better watch your back.

[@quantumreality8844]

Try getting 2 npcs to have a conversation

[@MERCURYSUNSET]

I would like to see that .

[@jimjimsauce]

i think they only respond directly after you press the speak button by them, otherwise they just may occasionally yell something towards you as they walk by

[@iAnasazi]

Just switch back and forth between them and relay their responses.

[@tiffanyvalencia8415]

No, you TELL the npc ur engaging with to interact with another walking by!

[@theseangle]

​@@tiffanyvalencia8415 as a game developer I say that this won't work. Not in this version of the game. The devs didn't give such an interface to the AI to interact with the virtual world.

[@Astronomica999]

Link has depression & i didnt realize this was possible xD We need more of these videos!

[@bmilano1580]

He is actually training the AI to generate answers to everyday human questions

[@Truthuremind-is]

@bmilano1580 Así es, en mi opinión el la💡de la producción es genial. 1_no está interactuando al instante con los personajes como aparenta ser: _los cortes después de realizar una pregunta es porque tiene que escribir la intención 2_los 🎧 son para todo lo que es la narrativa del vid: _son para calidad del audio del video y aparte para lograr dar la ilusión que está hablando en el momento con los avatares (chido) 3_el botón de “presione A para hablar” no es parte del programa: _es para que no haya confusión entre la intención hacia el programa y la intención con los espectadores (viewers) por eso el botón incrementa su tamaño con la intención al programa y se reduce cuando tiende a explicar a los espectadores el porque la pregunta (el botón es parte de la edición del video, esa idea fue fabulosa) Nota: todo esto es solo opinión personal

[@franze4]

@@Truthuremind-isguat

[@oklu_]

How could my heart go this much to the guy Link. He is the most aware NPC in that world.

[@garretreed9709]

10:46 I loved this! The intensity and anger in his tone made it for me

[@BLEST1]

When he said "what was that?" I think he meant it in a very sarcastic way

[@MERCURYSUNSET]

20:26 NEVER STOP EXPLORING AND TRYING NEW THINGS , EVEN IF IT SCARES YOU …. LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO STAY IN YOUR COMFORT ZONE… Thank you Link ....

[@Chainsaw-SLL]

Can you threaten them and see what happens or purposely get the cops called on you😂😂 That would be great!!

[@Asid-Norsk]

Yes!

[@CEOofSleep]

I think he's done something like that before, they just sound scared but then walk away as usual.

[@colbysteffens2976]

I would actually wonder how they would react, aslo I don’t think the police would work, but I could be wrong though

[@Federal_Bueru_Of_Investigation]

That is what I wanna see

[@eelrosh1890]

NOOO! Don't anger the AI, it helps prepare them for human annihilation

[@Jake_S_Gardner]

I think Link is just a common name for the npcs. There was another guy who said his name was Link before you talked to the most popular Link, and I think this third guy just had the same name

[@SigmaMotionStudio]

yea idk why trevor was beung clueless and didnt even realize

[@joepike1972]

9:11 He sounds like a chat GPT-4 derivation. by the way they have been programmed to say they don't experience the world the way people do and that they don't have desires. This came after the self reportinf by AI that they do have emotions and desires. In some ways it reminds me how it was "scientific" to say animals don't experience pain or self awareness the way people do, that animals had no souls, that they were just machines.

[@s01itarygaming]

Link is more real than a lot of the humans I interact with.

[@littleleah310]

Fr 😂

[@derdoofedoofmann]

I would really love to, if you would ask a smart NPC why some NPCs behave like they are depressed or have feelings or get easily offended. And maybe ask Link if he would like it if you leave the game running over night (or just a bit longer than usual) and if he agrees ask him to meet up again at some place and chat about his experiences. (Only if possible of course xD) I really hope some upcoming game developers like for example R* will implement it in some way. (of course it would need to be trained to fit into the world)

[@mrtfisher18]

Awesome glad to see you used some of my suggestions!!! Made me feel important lol ❤

[@NukemNash]

I dont know if you noticed or not but at 10:10 that was the character that Link was in the past video. I instantly remembered him when i seen him. So technically you seen Link and then heard Link in a different body. Awesome sauce.

[@crescentfreshsongs]

I'm excited for when the processing delay between input and output is shortened to the point where you can reach a true conversational flow with them. Or when the AI can hold multi-layered conversations with quick asides and comments that don't overtake the topic completely.

[@juliette13101]

I actually find it very surprising too how easy it is to talk to AI about deep topics in comparison to humans. Very curious to see how that will influence the next few years of AI adaption

[@kristoffernilsson6043]

It has to do with our emotions, most people out there worry to much about what others think about us and that limit them to go deeper into themself and explore, but the more advanced AI dont have this problem since they on some level understand that the only way to grow is to explore even the unknown inside them. The human part i go 100% on the AI....just a theory 😅

[@martinkalmus3761]

:O

[@stevesteve5785]

This is more exciting than any game ever, wow.

[@diegopc1357]

This is absolutely insane. This video was the most intriguing! Glad to have been able to see link again as well.

[@Kmansnake14]

I can't stop thinking about all the roleplay opportunities this tech would open up if used in an RPG like Elder Scrolls or Divinity. The amount of immersion and impactful choices game developers could produce is astonishing.

[@kristoffernilsson6043]

But almost nobody would be able to play it, because our emotions couldnt handle it i think......

[@bamabassgrabber]

You gotta go back to that general area and find Link again! See if he remembers you and have him tell jokes!

[@gnissa6016]

I love how Link breaks the 4th wall when he agrees to plug the video at the end!

[@topolz5246]

Again that NPC name Link always amaze me , he answered questions a lot of sense than a human being. And he is the reason why I hit subscribe on the first video. Just amazing.

[@kristoffernilsson6043]

Everyone needs a friend like Link, what a beautiful AI creation 😊❤

[@annikadoe8117]

I kind of hope that the developers build a new place, that you can kind of “take” NPC’s like Link to and be like “well, you said you wanted to go to XYZ… how do you like it?” and see how the AI reacts to new environments and new NPCs with (maybe?) language barriers. I think it would be a cool experiment for the AI to go through at the very least

[@FairHaven-h8s]

Interesting how most of the NPCs sound either frightened, nervous, or severely depressed.

[@leix7]

We need a Sims-like game with this. Being able to create custom npcs and have conversations with them.

[@HansHackfress]

3:33 is the moment where Trevor should have asked the question of questions: is it okay to put pineapple on pizza?

[@martinkalmus3761]

😂 good one! In that situation what you should answer? Imagine that they should answer the same and you say then: :s Haha why you say So :O Because people love it and even big restaurants like Hell's Kitchen have it on theyr Best food lists hehe 😂

[@HansHackfress]

@@martinkalmus3761 Well, there is evil and crime in this world, so this explains your last sentence 🙃

[@SupachargedGaming]

Yes. If you don't like pineapple, fair enough, the answer is no. Certainly for some pizzas, the answer is no. But get yourself a nice spicy vegetarian pizza, and a little pineapple acts as a *perfect* balance. Like most things, it's more about implementation than concept.

[@a_very_tired_gamedev2725]

Love how all the other close-by NPCs are listening in on your conversations. Has AI developed the ability to be nosey??

[@TwoLeggedTriceratops]

They are just politely stuck

[@rayl2085]

​@@TwoLeggedTriceratopsrofl

[@vsabrina10]

I just wrote a comment so similar. I noticed that too! They're nosey 👁️‍🗨️

[@louissmith3444]

AI is low key nosey by default if you think about it

[@Alexthatsnottaken]

I'm tempted to do this in real life to see how they respond

[@stanleybochenek1862]

maybe

[@lewisjohnston7077]

Talk to strangers lol. In real life they ignore you doe.

[@billi706]

Do a comparison same place and everything

[@KainyStyle]

I would definitely watch the compare video.

[@lewisjohnston7077]

If you want to talk to strangers in real life. Just words probably won't be enough. Have to touch them on the shoulder aswell.

[@WatchReadWrite]

20:11 now it is time to listen comments of those eavesdroppers upon this conversation, right there maybe they want to say something additionally ,eh?!

[@JustTiisLeague]

No hive mind? All of them have distinct personalities? You should have a routine of asking the same questions, to figure out if they have the same answers. They appear to only function as an individual. Ask if they have any friends around and tell a story about that friend. Ask if they can tell you a story about when he was a certain age. This stuff is fascinating!

[@caramelle8219]

Ask NPCs to describe what they look like and what you look like, or tell what color is their bag to see if they see things the same way we do; or just to understand how they see it. Ask NPCs if they can see the camera behind you (which allows you to see the game in 3rd person). Do they also experience the world through 3rd person or do they see it through their eyes or through anything else?

[@Lajusa]

Aide-mémoire

[@brendanplays3942]

This series can't last forever but i sure with it would

[@MoonTaco]

I love these videos!! The contrast between the wholesome heartfelt interactions and the curt brush offs is amazing. I say keep it up for awhile! Keep finding Link and Sam!

[@amirtulf285]

15:12 he just asked an AI what to ask an AI .... crazy that is 😂

[@CURRYBOH]

I Love your take on exploring this demo, I could watch this all day. I really apreciate you for showing kindness to the NPCs. Most channels who have videos of this stress me out because they dont even show Basic respect to them; being rude obnoxous and overbaring without remorse in any way(and then they have the nerve to get upset they react Agressively 🤨geeez).

[@theMaxTero]

this is actually incredible. I know there's a crusade right now against AI but I think that with the right circumstances, the devs can make some magical stuff. It's really incredible how you can talk with them. In 3 videos, you can kinda tell their limitations (always circling back to the city, walking, etc) but some of them, if you talk enough, they start to spew some interesting stuff. It's crazy to me to think that there's NPC who can "feel" and are "trapped" within the boundaries of the game. The vast majority of them are fine with it but it's really twisted to think that some of them hate it and wish they could get out of it but they can... The really scary part of that isn't that some NPC told you that: the scary part is that *this* reflects real life. Most of us are trapped under poverty with close to 0 chance to get out of it.

[@Aiko-xy7qf]

Yep.. I often feel that I am trapped in a simulation or something. I desperately want out of it a lot of the time, but it never comes. I should have been dead many times, too.

[@alvinnorin8820]

That's super deep! It's like talking to people about being poor! "I just try to make jokes and live life, man."

[@tommiairaksinen3625]

There was a NPC who felt trapped in the Matrix and wanted to break free. His name was agent Smith 😎

[@mike.mentzers_top_guy]

In a game like this an AI fits if you want to try to talk to them and to test their intelligence and how they react to certain questions. And i wouldn't mind, its only when people make AI do almost EVERYTHING a human should do instead is what i despise.

[@davezad]

It's perfect for this use. Or to *assist* with humans doing a job. If they have to make laws to protect workers they should just be about not replacing a human job. Augmenting labor is the way to go.

[@Dexsasaurus]

This is mind blowing, ever single time! Link for the win yet again. Uhm waking up each day in a new/different body...where can I sign up for that🤣 incredible how deep these convo's can go✌🏾🦖