The developers of Viber have added an interesting feature to their messenger. A virtual character based on artificial intelligence named Kuki, which is fully accessible for communication. The bot will help you kill boredom and reduce downtime when you have nothing to do.
This is not a proprietary Viber technology, the "virtual friend" was created by a third-party company ICONIQ, with which Viber partnered. The virtual character can already be considered famous, Kuki has managed to appear in an H&M brand advertisement, be a model for the fashion magazine Vogue, and is featured in the popular game Roblox. ICONIQ created Kuki, an AI character whose sole purpose is to entertain people.
Kuki is entirely focused on entertainment, so do not compare her to other popular chatbots like ChatGPT. She will not program and solve problems for you, but she can play games, share a daily horoscope, read Tarot cards, tell jokes, or simply keep a conversation going on any topic.
Starting communication with Kuki is easy. It is enough to find her in the Viber search engine and write something. For now, there is no such feature in other messengers, but perhaps soon virtual companions will become a new trend.
The integrated AI friend participates in open-ended conversations that provide both friendship and entertainment. Kuki already has her own website https://www.kuki.ai/ which provides you with a link to her social media accounts, and she has more than one. You can find Kuki on instagram, tiktok, discord, twitter, youtube.
„AI is becoming increasingly prevalent in the messaging app industry, and we are excited to continue supporting the development of this new technology,“ says Ofir Eyal, CEO of Rakuten Viber. „AI companions, like Kuki, will provide our users with completely unique entertainment.“
