Giving NPCs the power of AI with Convai's Purnendu Mukherjee | E1839

This Week in Startups is brought to you by… The Equinix Startup program offers provides a hybrid infrastructure solution for startups, including up to $100K in credits and personalized consultations and guidance from the Equinix team. Go to https://equinixstartups.com to apply today. Fitbod. Tired of doing the same workouts at the gym? Fitbod will build you personalized workouts that help you progress with every set. Get 25% off your subscription or try out the app for FREE when you sign up now at fitbod.me/TWIST. LinkedIn Marketing. To redeem a $100 LinkedIn ad credit and launch your first campaign, go to linkedin.com/thisweekinstartups Today’s show: Convai CEO Purnendu Mukherjee joins Jason to discuss creating AI-powered NPCs using Convai (6:05), the birth of generative AI (22:17), open-source vs. closed AI (36:01), and much more! * Time stamps: (0:00) Convai CEO Purnendu Mukherjee joins Jason (3:54) The motivation behind Convai (6:05) Purnendu breaks down creating an NPC character using Convai (10:16) Equinix - Join the Equinix Startup Program for up to $100K in credits and much more at https://equinixstartups.com (11:36) Demo of character creation using Convai's unique toolset (17:18) Integrating AI Characters into Game Worlds with Convai (20:50) Fitbod - Get 25% off at https://fitbod.me/twist (22:17) Convai’s business model and the issue game developers have with moving from flat rate to usage-based charges (25:00) Purnendu reflects on his time at Nvidia (29:57) The birth of the generative AI boom (34:30) LinkedIn Marketing - Get a $100 LinkedIn ad credit at https://linkedin.com/thisweekinstartups (36:01) Navigating the Future: AI Regulation & open-source vs. closed AI (40:11) The countdown to self-creating AI (43:13) Purnendu breaks down data collected for AI and the uses for an AI-enabled Amazon Mechanical Turk Check out Convai: https://www.convai.com Follow Purnendu: https://twitter.com/purn3ndu https://www.linkedin.com/in/purn3ndu * Read LAUNCH Fund 4 Deal Memo: https://www.launch.co/four Apply for Funding: https://www.launch.co/apply Buy ANGEL: https://www.angelthebook.com Great 2023 interviews: Steve Huffman, Brian Chesky, Aaron Levie, Sophia Amoruso, Reid Hoffman, Frank Slootman, Billy McFarland Check out Jason’s suite of newsletters: https://substack.com/@calacanis * Follow Jason: Twitter: https://twitter.com/jason Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jason LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis * Follow TWiST: Substack: https://twistartups.substack.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TWiStartups YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thisweekin * Subscribe to the Founder University Podcast: https://www.founder.university/podcast