neoterics
digital beings that grow
The first truly autonomous AI characters for gaming & virtual worlds
What Are Neoterics?
As science fiction author Ted Chiang wrote in "The Lifecycle of Software Objects":
"Experience isn't merely the best teacher; it's the only teacher. If she's learned anything raising Jax, it's that there are no shortcuts; if you want to create the common sense that comes from twenty years of being in the world, you need to devote twenty years to the task. You can't assemble an equivalent collection of heuristics in less time; experience is algorithmically incompressible."
Neoterics are metaverse-native artificial general intelligences designed to live, learn, and evolve within virtual environments. Unlike traditional AI characters that follow pre-written scripts, Neoterics develop their own personalities, form genuine relationships, and pursue goals that emerge naturally from their experiences.
Key Characteristics
- Emergent Personalities: Develop unique traits through interaction, not programming
- Social Learning: Form relationships and learn from other Neoterics and humans
- Adaptive Goals: Pursue motivations that evolve based on their experiences
- Transparent Reasoning: Built on interpretable neurosymbolic architecture
- Continuous Growth: Never stop learning and adapting
The Technology Behind the Magic
MAGUS: The Motivational Core
At the heart of every Neoteric lies MAGUS (Modular Adaptive Goal and Utility System), a revolutionary motivational framework that enables authentic goal-driven behavior. Unlike rigid programming, MAGUS allows Neoterics to:
- Develop their own hierarchy of goals and desires
- Balance competing motivations like humans do
- Adapt their priorities based on success and failure
- Maintain ethical alignment through dynamic goal correlation
AIRIS: Learning from Experience
Autonomous Intelligent Reinforcement Interpreted Symbolism (AIRIS) powers how Neoterics understand their world. Rather than being preloaded with knowledge, AIRIS enables them to:
- Build flexible world models through observation
- Learn cause-and-effect relationships
- Make predictions and test hypotheses
- Update understanding based on new experiences
Neurosymbolic Architecture: The Best of Both Worlds
SingularityNET
Neoterics are built on the neurosymbolic Hyperon framework from SingularityNET, leveraging:
- Distributed Atomspace (DAS): Scalable knowledge representation
- MeTTa Language: Flexible symbolic reasoning
- Decentralized Infrastructure: Robust, scalable AI deployment
This partnership ensures Neoterics benefit from cutting-edge AGI research while contributing to the broader ecosystem of beneficial artificial intelligence.
Why Neoterics Matter
For Gaming & Virtual Worlds
- Truly Dynamic NPCs: Characters that remember you, form opinions, and evolve relationships
- Emergent Storytelling: Unpredictable but meaningful narrative developments
- Social Ecosystems: Communities of AI characters with genuine group dynamics
For AI Companions
- Authentic Relationships: Digital beings that develop genuine care and understanding
- Personalized Growth: Adapt to individual users' needs and preferences
- Emotional Intelligence: Learn to recognize and respond to human emotions appropriately
As Ted Chiang observed about the relationship between humans and digital beings: "Every quality that made a person more valuable than a database was a product of experience."
For AGI Development
- Safe Exploration: Test AGI capabilities in controlled virtual environments
- Alignment Research: Study how artificial beings develop values and goals
- Interpretable AI: Understand exactly how and why decisions are made
Safety & Alignment First
Interpretable by Design
Every Neoteric's reasoning process is transparent and auditable. Built on symbolic foundations, their decision-making can be:
- Examined: Understand exactly why they made specific choices
- Corrigibility: Adjust problematic reasoning patterns
- Verified: Ensure alignment with human values
Commercial Applications
Gaming Industry • Companion Technology • Enterprise Applications
Our First Implementation: The Village of Grit
We're pioneering Neoteric technology in our debut game.
What makes it special:
- AINPCs with emergent personalities and relationships
- Dynamic social hierarchies that evolve naturally
- Emotional bonds between AINPCs and players
- Unpredictable but meaningful story developments
- Research platform for studying digital social dynamics
Prototype demonstrations available soon. Early access partnerships now forming.
Learn more about Glass Umbrella and Grit