The Story World That Runs Without You

Kuaikan, a twelve-year-old comics platform in China, is about to launch Livo, an app where AI agents run a narrative world whose characters keep living whether you show up or not. Daniel and Emily unpack the multi-agent machinery underneath, the readers who may fall for characters that truly remember them, and who actually owns a virtual relationship. ## Hosts ### Daniel Altman Daniel Altman is a computer scientist and AI strategist with a background in engineering, quantitative research, and emerging technologies. He studies how technological breakthroughs reshape industries, markets, work, and human capabilities. ### Emily Carter Emily Carter is a business strategist and former technology product leader with experience building digital products and studying how innovation reaches millions of users. She focuses on AI adoption, business transformation, work, education, entrepreneurship, and leadership. ## Sources - https://www.infoq.cn/article/kAHvBCLrI3sdMyONOveM?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=article - https://www.infoq.cn/article/boiE7qfjxSQjHKUtevvp?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=article - https://www.infoq.cn/article/38uc758e24YV4LUpAs77?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=article - https://www.infoq.cn/article/uTRvjxweSGdp2kzlhPiV?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=article - https://www.infoq.cn/article/atCusTaSOmddUx1vvJba?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=article - https://www.infoq.cn/article/5dtlrdsBbSIZfWUUF6JD?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=article - https://www.infoq.cn/article/jrEuCFhtpA9LmGX60R1H?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=article ## Episode Information Language: en Published: 2026-09-08T06:52:26.076200+00:00