AI NEWS DAILY: 2026-07-10 | AI Nike Chan Official Website

July 10, 2026

AI Character株式会社ラジオ大阪JapaneseJuly 10, 2026

AI Personality 'Benten Obi-shi' Makes Japan-First Terrestrial Radio Debut on 'Daily Radio Osaka'

Radio Osaka launched the terrestrial radio version of “Daily Radio Osaka” in July 2026, featuring its official mascot Benten Obi-shi as an AI-voiced personality alongside AI assistant Haru. The program condenses about eight hours of weekday live wide shows into a roughly 30-minute digest. Topics are selected with AI under professional supervision and distributed via radio, radiko, and podcast.

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A mascot speaking on terrestrial radio every day needs more than a cute setup. The split between human supervision and AI topic selection feels like the practical core of this project.

#AIキャラクター#AIパーソナリティ#ラジオ

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AI CharacterIYS株式会社JapaneseJuly 10, 2026

AI Character 'SIO' Launches Global Creative Contest

IYS Corporation announced “SIO Dream Archive: Sun / Moon,” a global creative contest hosted by the AI character SIO. The contest invites AI vocal lyric videos and video works inspired by official dream files based on Amaterasu and Kaguya-hime. Winning works will be featured through AI Film Festival Japan and LOOP Fest, with top AI vocal entries adopted as official SIO songs.

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SIO’s dream-collecting premise fits this contest format well. It lets creators add music and visuals to the character’s world, turning the IP into something participatory rather than only official.

#AIキャラクター#クリエイティブコンテスト#IP連携

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AI CharacterConvaiEnglishJuly 10, 2026

Convai Object in Attention: Build AI Players That Know What You're Looking At in Unreal Engine

Convai published a July 10, 2026 tutorial for “Convai Object in Attention” in Unreal Engine. The feature helps AI NPCs and player characters recognize what the player is looking at and respond with more contextual conversation. For AI characters, it moves interaction beyond dialogue alone and toward a shared sense of attention inside the game world.

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NPCs that can notice what the player is looking at get a much more natural opening for conversation. Even a simple line can feel closer when the character reacts to the player’s focus.

#AI NPC#Convai#Unreal Engine#ゲームAI

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AI VTuberMogura VREnglishJuly 10, 2026

PANDORA launches AI PR VTuber “AI Daiba Uka”

PANDORA Inc. launched its AI public relations VTuber “AI Uka Daiba” on July 2, 2026, running 24/7 on YouTube. The character is based on Uka Daiba from PANDORA’s Emergence Human Project and uses AI technology from TIGEREYE. It will share auditions, event news, creator and merchandise information, and AI VTuber operations content, shifting corporate PR toward a character-driven AI format.

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When a company’s PR role becomes an AI VTuber, the brand’s way of speaking also becomes characterized. The key will be whether Uka can keep a stable personality and warmth across 24/7 operation.

#AI VTuber#AI広報#企業導入

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AI AvatarFree Malaysia TodayEnglishJuly 10, 2026

Anwar to debut AI double

Free Malaysia Today reports that Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim will soon debut PMX AI, an AI avatar modeled after him. Developed by Zetrix AI Bhd, it is trained on his speeches, writings, and policy data, while recreating his voice and appearance. It is intended to support access to government services, public engagement, and career guidance.

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An AI avatar with a prime minister’s voice and likeness brings convenience very close to potential misunderstanding. The boundary of what counts as an official answer will matter a lot.

#AIアバター#AI character#virtual human

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