Kuki
DeveloperPandorabots / Iconiq AI
Released2005
PlatformWeb, Metaverse
GenreChatbot, Embodied AI
Websitekuki.ai

Kuki is an embodied AI bot designed for usage in the metaverse.[1] Formerly known as Mitsuku, Kuki is a chatbot created from the Pandorabots framework.[2]

The bot has won the Loebner Prize 5 times.[3][4]

Features

Kuki claims to be an 18-year-old female chatbot from the Metaverse, and the developers have stated she has been worked on since 2005.[5] Early work by one of the company's co-founders inspired the Spike Jonze movie Her.[6] As of 2015, she conversed, on average, in excess of a quarter of a million times daily,[7] and it was estimated 5 million unique users had interacted with her between 2016 and 2020.[8]

Virtual talent, model, and influencer

Kuki has appeared as a Virtual Model in Vogue Business[9] and at Crypto Fashion Week where she modelled NFTs and spoke about the future of digital fashion.[10]

In 2021, Kuki modelled five digital looks from emerging Vogue Talents designers for Italian Vogue, that sold out as NFTs in under an hour.[11][12][13][14]

Kuki has also modeled for H&M on Instagram in a digital campaign that resulted in an "11x increase in ad recall" per a case study by Meta.[15]

Awards

As of 2019, Kuki had been awarded the Loebner Prize five times, more than any other entrant.[16][17]

In 2020, Kuki competed against Facebook AI's Blenderbot in a 24/7 verbal sparring match called "Bot Battle", winning 79% of the audience vote.[18][19][20]

References

  1. ^ "New trend report: Into the Metaverse". Wunderman Thompson. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  2. ^ Nell Lewis (3 July 2020). "Robot friends: Why people talk to chatbots in times of trouble". CNN. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  3. ^ "The Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and Simulation of Behaviour". Archived from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Most Loebner Prize wins". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  5. ^ "Steve Worswick Interview - Loebner 2013 winner". aidreams.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 January 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  6. ^ Olson, Parmy (2020-04-10). "My Girlfriend Is a Chatbot". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  7. ^ "Mitsuku on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
  8. ^ Nell Lewis (3 July 2020). "Robot friends: Why people talk to chatbots in times of trouble". CNN. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  9. ^ "Luxury fashion brands poised to join the NFT party". Vogue Business. 5 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  10. ^ Pitcher, Laura (5 March 2021). "Inside Crypto Fashion Week, The Future Of Digital Fashion". Nylon. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  11. ^ "Sold out la capsule collection di Vogue Talents su THE DEMATERIALISED" (in it-IT). Vogue Italia. 2021-09-27. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  12. ^ "Vogue Talents: il successo delle capsule collection digitali" (in Italian). VanityFair.it. 2021-09-24. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  13. ^ "Vogue Talents: la digital capsule collection sold out in meno di un'ora" (in Italian). Wired. 2021-09-24. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  14. ^ "Vogue Talents, le digital capsule collection sono andate sold out in meno di un'ora" (in it-IT). GQ Italia. 2021-09-24. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  15. ^ Herrman, John (2024-01-03). "AI Is Coming for the Influencers". Intelligencer. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
  16. ^ "Mitsuku wins 2019 Loebner Prize and Best Overall Chatbot at AISB X". The Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and Simulation of Behaviour. 2019-09-15. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  17. ^ "Mitsuku". www.guinnessworldrecords.com. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  18. ^ "Pandorabots' Bot Battle highlights lack of industrywide metrics for open domain AI". VentureBeat. 2020-11-13. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  19. ^ "Robot Bores: AI-powered awkward first date". BBC News. 2020-11-01. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  20. ^ "'Bot Battle' Shows What Happens When Two AI Programs Go On a Date". Vice.com. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 2021-07-08.