Student Brian Chiang combined OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Brilliant Labs’ open-source augmented reality monocle to build the revolutionary software RizzGPT.
If you ever find yourself at a loss for words during a party, an interview, or even a date, 22-year-old Brian Zhang might be for you.
Unless, of course, you don’t mind if your conversation becomes a little more formal while wearing a headgear that gives you a strong mad scientist effect.
After all, it’s an early prototype.
In March, Stanford University student Chen gathered a group of friends at his dorm to spend a few hours coding software on Saturdays.
Equipped with augmented reality (AR) eyepieces and a laptop, the group created RizzGPT, a software that uses OpenAI’s ChatGPT, a highly praised chatbot that can generate human-like conversations from user prompts. Did.
“RizzGPT basically uses AI to give you charisma on demand, so it listens to ongoing conversations and tells you exactly what to say next,” said Chiang. said.
The open-source AR monocle Chiang used was designed by Brilliant Labs and features a camera, microphone, and an internal projector screen that displays text.
Chiang and his friends coded RizzGPT to monitor the conversation using a microphone, convert it to text, and relay it over WiFi to ChatGPT to generate a response.
Chiang Kai-shek was quick to emphasize that his device was merely a prototype. He still has to deal with bugs that can make text hard to read, and his 5-second delay that can make “charismatic” responses feel a little awkward.
In any case, his primary motivation for creating this device was experimentation rather than commercialization.
“It’s almost a passion, a personal project. It’s about showing,” Chen explained.
According to Chiang, RizzGPT is not a replacement for conversation. Rather, it’s a way for him to show people new ways to interact with rapidly advancing technology.
“We’re seeing the convergence of 5G connectivity, where AR glasses, hardware and intelligence basically work together to create new ways of interacting with these systems, new operating systems that are more natural,” he said. I was. .
“This is really just meant to inspire you, not tell you exactly what to say. I think it would be incredibly helpful for people who have difficulty with it.”
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