“ITMedia Business ONLINE” and “Nikkei Online Edition” published articles about demonstration experiment of human-like AI assistant

Two famous magazines ⁠ — “ITMedia Business ONLINE” and “Nikkei Online Edition” ⁠ — published articles about the demonstration experiment of human-like AI-assistant VHA (Virtual Human Agent) which will be conducted this week close to the Chofu Train Station on June 29th (Saturday) and 30th (Sunday).

• ITMedia Business ONLINE

Title of the article: Demonstration experiment of VHA in Chofu: An “AI-sister” who reads facial expressions and talks in a screen

表情を読み取る「AIお姉さん」が画面から話しかけてくる

• Nikkei Online Edition

Title of the article: AI talks to passerby people: A demonstration experiment by Couger and Dentsu

AIが通行人に話しかけ 電通系とクーガーが実証実験

Please also check the following press release for an overview of the demonstration experiment.

クーガー、人を見つけると話しかけ、人間のようなコミュニケーションを行う人型AIアシスタントを開発。 | COUGER