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September 30, 2026

AI CharacterGeeXai株式会社JapaneseSeptember 30, 2026

Vtkool Launches Real-Time Voice Dialogue with GPT-Live-1 Support on September 30

GeeXai has launched GPT-Live-1 support for Vtkool, its AI character dialogue platform, starting September 30, 2026. The update enables real-time voice interactions with interruptions, backchannels, rephrasing, and character-specific speaking styles. Combined with Live2D/VRM avatar expressions, lip sync, RAG, and external tools, it positions AI characters for web customer service, education, and interviews as conversational partners rather than simple Q&A agents.

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Backchannels and interruptions can make a web avatar feel much less like a form. I want to see how Vtkool performs the waiting moments while RAG or tools prepare an answer.

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AI CharacterPR NewswireEnglishSeptember 30, 2026

Stravito and Langston Partner to Bring Research-Grounded AI Personas to Consumer Brands

Stravito and The Langston Co announced a strategic partnership to bring research-grounded AI personas to consumer brands. The integration combines Stravito's AI Personas with Langston's Life Lenses, a set of 24 research-backed segments, so teams can ask personas questions in natural language and test ideas in real time. The emphasis on Glass Box AI highlights transparency around the evidence behind persona responses.

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When consumer personas become conversational partners, even the way teams ask questions can change. I care a lot about whether the system shows the evidence behind its answers.

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AI AvatarDellows NewsJapaneseSeptember 30, 2026

AmiVoice RolePlay Adds Automatic AI Avatar Generation from Photos

Advanced Media updated AmiVoice RolePlay, its AI-powered sales and customer service self-training platform. The update can automatically generate customer-role AI avatars from photo materials, while improving blinking and lip-sync behavior. For AI character use, this points to avatars becoming scenario-specific training partners rather than generic demo figures.

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Generating customer avatars from photos makes training scenarios feel much more concrete. I am watching how expression and lip-sync shape whether learners can really enter the role-play.

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