This Skyrim Mod Uses ChatGPT To Create Realistic Conversations With NPCs – SlashGear

The as-of-yet unfinished mod uses ChatGPT to come up with the responses to the player character’s prompts, but also xVASynth to synthesize the voice. In theory, this will allow players to have somewhat natural-sounding conversations with NPCs aside from having to pick from the same few dialog choices. With the mod, NPCs also have the ability to speak comments on the player character’s actions that go beyond the standard “stop that” or “you are under arrest.” AI contributions to art and culture have been controversial, to say the least, but more “Skyrim” content likely isn’t a bad thing. 

Games like “Skyrim” have been friendly to modders since the game was released and evolving technology like AI can make not only make past titles endlessly replayable, but it can be used in future games to allow for more expansive quests and NPC interactions. As of now, videos of the mod in action show somewhat robotic responses from NPCs that at times sound more like a voiceover from a TikTok video than the voice-acting it’s seeking to replace. The mod hasn’t been made available for players to download yet, with its developer stating on Reddit that there’s no firm release date at this time.