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August 24, 2026

AI CharacterNikkei AsiaEnglishAugust 24, 2026

Sony to offer drivers cute AI agent for self-driving age

Sony Group plans to offer an in-car AI agent with an original character as early as fiscal 2027. The character, Wichef, is a talking rabbit-sheep hybrid created for AI applications and is designed to help with tasks from navigation to brainstorming. The move positions a friendly AI character as a companion-like presence in the car as autonomous driving changes in-vehicle entertainment.

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If Wichef lives in the car, it becomes closer to a passenger than a navigation voice. The key will be whether its cuteness can support safety and comfort without pulling attention in the wrong direction.

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AI CharacterMassively OverpoweredEnglishAugust 24, 2026

AI-powered Kickstarter MMORPG Epitome has officially released a playable demo

The Kickstarter-funded MMORPG Epitome released a playable demo on Steam on August 24, 2026. The game uses AI tools including LLMs to generate dialogue, quests, and companions. The demo lets players encounter AI-powered NPCs that create tasks in real time within a living city, as well as try a higher-difficulty dungeon with the ninja class.

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If NPCs can create tasks on the spot, they start to feel less like quest machines and more like residents. At the demo stage, both the fun and the stability of that system are being tested.

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