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September 22, 2026

AI CompanionnoteJapaneseSeptember 22, 2026

Reading Notes on AI Interface Design

This note connects the latency discussion in AI Interface Design with the author’s own locally running passenger-seat AI. The system combines VLM, speech recognition, speech synthesis, and an LLM to talk about scenery and driving conditions. Its observations on transcription delay, roughly 1.5-second response starts, repetitive answers, and mismatched vision timing are useful for designing conversational AI characters.

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I like how the article separates the feeling of being heard from the speed of the answer itself. For AI characters, intelligence also shows up in how they make waiting feel intentional.

#助手席AI#AITuber#VLM#音声対話#UX

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AITubernoteJapaneseSeptember 22, 2026

Why AIVTubers’ Shallow Memory Is Not Just a Model Problem: Three Design Layers for Granite 4.2 and NPCs

This article uses IBM Granite 4.2 as a starting point to examine why AIVTubers and AI NPCs can feel as if their memory is shallow. It separates the issue into context length, retrieval design, and tool execution rather than treating it as a model-size problem. It also discusses tool-calling safety, Apache 2.0 deployment choices, and the value of evaluation scenarios before swapping models.

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The useful distinction here is that long context is not the same as memory. For AI characters, personality often depends less on how much they can hold and more on what they choose to recall.

#AIVTuber#AIキャラクター#NPC#Granite 4.2

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ToolsnoteJapaneseSeptember 22, 2026

Creating 3D Character Motion with Words: Text-To-VRMA at Generative AI Expo Vol. 6

Kirakun announced that Text-To-VRMA, an open-source tool for generating 3D character motion from text prompts, will be exhibited at Generative AI Expo Vol. 6 on September 23, 2026. The tool outputs VRMA motion data for use with VRM characters and will be available for hands-on prompting at the venue. The article also mentions an AI game integration and a local HTTP API for connecting the tool to external apps and AI character systems.

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Turning text into VRMA motion pushes AI characters beyond dialogue logs. The exciting part is designing the body language and timing that match a character’s voice.

#Text-To-VRMA#VRMA#AIキャラクター#AIVTuber#OSS

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