"With a microphone in front of him and a giant sign reading TALK TO ME placed above, "Mike" waits, hands clasped patiently in front of his body, to take questions from his public. "Mike" is a hologram, powered by ChatGPT and created by a company called Hypervsn. The responses "Mike" gives to audience comments and questions are on a three-ish second delay, but the stunted flow of conversation might not matter much -"
"an attendant at the Hypervsn booth tells me that when "Mike" and his ilk are deployed to stores, they are meant to act more as icebreakers, a way to lure potential customers into engaging with a brand. (The world's largest holographic display thrills tourists at the Las Vegas Sphere and was also made by Hypervsn.) "Mike" is one of the flashier products exhibited at the National Retail Federation's enormous annual trade show, where"
Retailers and tech companies envision a future where artificial intelligence permeates shopping experiences from window shopping and browsing to reviews and recommendations, regardless of shopper preference. Several people gather around a bleach-blond man in a bright pink suit suspended in a clear plastic tube; the hologram 'Mike' waits beneath a giant sign reading TALK TO ME. 'Mike' is powered by ChatGPT and created by Hypervsn. His responses to audience questions have a roughly three-second delay, but he is intended to function as an icebreaker to lure potential customers into engaging with a brand. Hypervsn also built the Las Vegas Sphere's largest holographic display. 'Mike' is showcased at the National Retail Federation's annual trade show.
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