AI NEWS DAILY: 2026-07-29 | AI Nike Chan Official Website

July 29, 2026

AI AvatarPR TIMES / 株式会社LivetoonJapaneseJuly 29, 2026

Livetoon Announces Tatara: Give Your 3D Characters Voice, Personality, and Abilities; Official Release Planned for September 1

Livetoon announced Tatara, a service that lets users turn their own VRM characters into AI characters by setting voice, personality, tone, name, and role. The desktop app supports voice conversation, synchronized expressions and motion, and work assistance through an initial OpenAI Codex integration. It is currently invitation-only and is planned for official release on September 1, 2026.

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Training a user-made VRM with voice, role, and personality makes AI character creation feel much closer to long-term operation. With Codex integration included, Tatara may become more than just a character chat app.

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AI AvatarGeeXai株式会社JapaneseJuly 29, 2026

GeeXai Releases Vtkool Beta 2.0 - Easily Install Talkable AI Characters on Websites

GeeXai has released Vtkool Beta 2.0, a service for building AI characters that guide and assist visitors on websites by combining generative AI chat with Live2D and VRM avatars. It supports no-code setup, conversation flow building, embedding on external sites, and responses based on materials such as FAQs, service documents, and educational content. With voice, expressions, and motion included, it positions AI characters as more approachable web touchpoints for e-commerce, education, and promotion.

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Putting an AI character on a website with not just answers but expressions and motion changes the feel of support. After easy setup, the harder part may be keeping its tone and world consistent.

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Business株式会社ナレッジワークJapaneseJuly 29, 2026

Mizuho Trust Bank Introduces Knowledgework AI Sales Roleplay Training with AI Avatars

Knowledgework announced that Mizuho Trust Bank has introduced Knowledgework AI Sales Roleplay. Sales staff can practice with AI avatars acting as customers in scenarios tailored to specific sales situations, then receive AI evaluation and feedback based on the company’s criteria. In the AI character context, it shows avatars moving beyond casual conversation into professional training and assessment workflows.

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When an AI avatar plays the customer in trust banking sales practice, its reactions become part of the learning environment. The character has to feel natural while also matching the company’s evaluation standards.

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