![A cyberpunk ramen shop owner rendered digitally with AI voiceover responding to human input.](https://i0.wp.com/cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/-pDbSx8PTDA0B3DeUFtnnzsLp1g%3D/354x105%3A1566x913/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/72321299/ACE_for_Games_Image.0.jpg?w=700&ssl=1)
At Computex 2023 in Taipei, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang just gave the world a glimpse of what it might be like when gaming and AI collide — with a graphically breathtaking recreation of a cyberpunk ramen shop where you can actually talk to the proprietor.
Seriously, instead of clicking on dialogue options, it imagines you could hold down a button, just say something with your own voice, and get an answer from a video game character. Nvidia’s calling it a “peek at the future of games.”
Unfortunately, the actual dialogue leaves a lot to be desired — maybe try GPT-4 or Sudowrite next time, Nvidia
Here’s the entire conversation I hastily transcribed:
Player: Hey Jin, how are you?
Jin: Unfortunately not so good.
How come?
I am worried about…