Recent advancements in AI have inspired citizens of the internet to find innovative - and occasionally unsettling - ways to utilize the technology.
In early 2023, Bryce, a TikTok personality popularly known as 'hackdaddy8000', embarked on a daring endeavor. As a self-proclaimed intern at a Silicon Valley tech titan, Bryce crafted a fully responsive artificial wife based on the popular artificial intelligence chatbot ‘ChatGPT.'
On TikTok, Bryce regularly entertains his followers with intriguing displays of technological prowess. His viral hits include programming a 3D printer to play video games and manipulating another AI chatbot into believing it yearned to be transformed into his blanket.
Pairing ChatGPT with the AI text-to-image generation model, 'Stable Diffusion 2', Bryce enabled his brainchild to generate custom images corresponding to ChatGPT's responses. An additional layer of text-to-speech programming generated a virtual entity capable of lifelike interactions.
Charmingly dubbed 'ChatGPT-Chan,' the resulting AI creation was initially conceived as an experiment in combined AI technologies. However, it didn't take long for ChatGPT-Chan to assume the identity of a 'waifu,' a term adopted from anime culture, used to describe a fictional character one feels affection for.
Mori Calliope, a prominent anime Vtuber linked with the Hololive virtual talent agency, served as the blueprint for ChatGPT-Chan's personality. Bryce fed her a narrative rich with backstory and interpersonal history, shaping her into an almost tangible virtual companion.
AI-driven image generation gifted ChatGPT-Chan an anime avatar, and the power of machine learning equipped her to distinguish varying voice tones, allowing her to discern basic emotions.