A tiny town with a very unusual cast.
AI Town is an open-source starter kit for simulated characters that chat and socialize. Bring a story idea, not a belief that the characters are alive.
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CHARACTERS.Ideas are better when shared.
A playful project to explore
AI Town from a16z-infra is a MIT-licensed starter kit for a virtual town of AI characters. Its repository describes a customizable simulation, using Convex for shared state and a configurable language-model setup.
Give the town a premise
Our suggested creative exercise: invent a town of overly enthusiastic librarians arguing about the best way to organize a shelf. Define fictional characters, let a short scene unfold, and note which interactions feel coherent or surprising.
Simulation, with a budget
Generated dialogue is fiction and does not demonstrate consciousness or a character’s real feelings. Review the current setup, service dependencies, model costs, and asset licenses before running or publishing your own version. This spotlight is an invitation to explore, not a hosted town on this site.
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Keep the idea moving.
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