Brendan Iribe, co-founder of Oculus, is leading a new venture called Sesame that creates AI glasses featuring a voice assistant named Maya. Unlike standard voice interactions, the experience with Maya feels more natural and engaging, leaving users wanting to explore its limits. The assistant's ability to create dynamic narratives, such as a Dungeons & Dragons-themed adventure, demonstrates a significant leap in conversational AI. The team's goal is to create interactions that feel authentic, marking a shift from traditional chatbot experiences, especially when compared to existing technologies like ChatGPT's voice mode.
Speaking to "Maya," one of the voices from a startup led by Oculus co-founder Brendan Iribe, felt like a genuine conversation, surpassing typical AI interactions.
I could just talk to it, or at least play a genuinely fun game of testing its limits, like I did with Bing before Microsoft decided to tame down its unhinged persona.
While I could still hear some chatbot nonsense coming through the cracks, I could easily interject - I asked Maya to inject "herself" into the adventure she was describing.
Compared to my colleague Kylie Robinson's conversation with ChatGPT's Advanced Voice Mode, it feels like we're somewhere much more compelling.
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