Amid mostly unfounded fears that artificial intelligence is coming for our jobs, it turns out there’s one gig AI is pretty excellent at: streaming on Twitch.
Meet Neuro-sama, a charming AI-powered character who is now the top streamer on Twitch based on active subscriber-count, According to Twitch trackerAt the time of writing, Nuero-sama – streaming via Twitch channel Vedal987 – has 165,268 paid active subscribers, well above the second-largest channel, human-run Jinxzy,
On Twitch, each paid subscriber is worth $5 per month, some of which is split with Twitch. according to a estimate by dexteroThat means Neuro-Sama is making at least $400,000 per month just from subscriptions alone – and that’s on top of random viewer donations, sponsorships, and advertising revenue.
Over the years, well-known content creators vtubers Has taken Twitch by storm. VTubers are essentially like regular streamers, except they use digital motion-capture effects to alter their voice and appearance, often adopting cartoon-like personas to stand out and appeal to viewers looking for something beyond the physical realm.
Neuro-Sama takes this concept one step further. Despite appearances, the avatar is not simply painted by a human dreamer, but entirely AI-generated. Channel owner identified only by handle Vedal will be running the channel as his full-time job until at least 2023, according to bloomberg,
According to the publication’s reporting, the avatar’s speech is generated by a large language model (LLM) before being converted to audio through another text-to-speech AI application.
Although AI avatars were originally designed for live-streams rhythm game osuIt has since developed a life of its own, discussing random topics with various subscribers who communicate with LLM through Twitch’s baked-in live chat features.
“Part of it is definitely novelty,” Vedal said. bloomberg of the character’s popularity at that time. “Part of it is some of the things she says. She can be quite anarchic, saying things that humans wouldn’t really say.”
Although Neuro-sama is currently sitting at the top of the Twitch throne, there is still a way to go if the channel is to become the all-time subscription record holder: It sits number eight On that list – still an achievement that once was Unimaginable.
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