ChatGPT comes to life with Rick Astley’s singing bunny hologram

ChatGPT it quickly goes beyond its standard functionality in browsers and computer programs. One company has even created a “holographic AI companion” that uses a chatbot to bring its vision to life.

Looking Glass recently shared on Twitter several demos of people interacting with their holographic AI companion called Uncle Rabbit, which can communicate with people in real time as well as perform tasks that people ask for.

In the demo, the human begins to interact with the holographic AI companion and begins with a polite introduction. He jokes as a rabbit, “What made you jump today?” The protester then asks you to identify and end the song by quoting some of the lyrics. After a short pause, he can reply in a conversational tone that this is a “Talking Heads classic”. This must be the place“. She then reads the next line while the song is playing on a nearby laptop she is presumably connected to.

At first, many people may assume that the holographic AI companion is just another version of smart assistant like Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant. However, people in the comments on the tweet pointed out that the smart assistants can only provide information and perform tasks when requested. Meanwhile, in addition to completing the tasks that the user requests, Uncle Rabbit can carry on a conversation, as well as learn and improve his own skill set.

Another demo showed a human talking to Uncle Rabbit about carrots, Looking Glass, and what it means to be a holographic AI. At first, Uncle Rabbit thought the Mirror was a mirror, but after some further explanation from the demonstrator, he was able to distinguish the object from the company. Another interesting thing is that the AI ​​expressed its actions, such as “chewing carrots with great enthusiasm.” His “Doc” references were also a clear allusion to Bugs Bunny.

In another demo similar to the first, Looking Glass CEO Sean Frain asks a holographic AI to fill in the lyrics to a Rick Astley song. Never Gonna Give You Upin an attempt to confuse her. However, Uncle Rabbit is unimpressed by this and begins to invent his own bunny-oriented lyrics for the gag.

Looking Glass describes itself as “a team of inventors, artists and engineers committed to building the holograms of the future for creators and artists around the world.” The Brooklyn-based company was founded in 2014 and also operates in Hong Kong. In 2018, he introduced his desktop holographic development kit.