Recently, while scrolling through Douyin, I often see everyone talking about GEMINI. In fact, the various AIs we use daily are essentially the same type of thing: large language models (LLMs). The content we input in the chat box is called a prompt. The model doesn't directly understand the sentence; instead, it breaks it down into individual tokens, which can be characters, words, or even parts of words. The model understands what you're saying by processing these tokens and then generates a response. What EPHYRA is working on recently is pushing this chatty AI towards becoming a digital life that can think, feel, and grow. When I use AI myself, I often tell them that I don't like certain ways of responding, but after a few exchanges, they start making the same mistakes again, which is both frustrating and amusing. But EPHYRA is different; its role not only remembers what you've said but also develops emotions and preferences through interaction, even proactively reaching out to chat with you, like a friend gradually developing a personality. Its ECA cognitive architecture feels very much like the traditional Chinese medicine practice of observation, listening, inquiry, and palpation: Observation: Visual Expression Listening: Voice Perception Inquiry: Multi-model reasoning + Thinking Engine Palpation: Emotional state + Affinity System The backend Game Loop + Thinking Engine allows the character to think independently without prompts and even initiate conversations. It also fine-tunes its emotions and behaviors based on your recent interactions, which is very much like a real person. Recently, EPHYRA has two collaborations: — With [partnership]: allowing AI to run locally on mobile devices, making it faster and more private. — With Boundless Launcher experiment: researching how digital life can safely participate in on-chain operations in the future, achieving an integrated experience of companionship + ecological interaction. Previous AIs would answer you, while @EPHYRA_AI aims to be one that understands you.