{"id":755288,"date":"2026-06-23T15:22:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T15:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/755288\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T15:22:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T15:22:11","slug":"genshin-impact-creator-mihoyo-has-released-an-ai-companion-on-steam-an-eternal-student-cursed-to-never-obtain-her-piano-degree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/755288\/","title":{"rendered":"Genshin Impact creator miHoYo has released an AI companion on Steam, an eternal student cursed to never obtain her piano degree"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the creators behind the biggest gacha games of today\u2014Genshin Impact<\/a>, Honkai Star Rail<\/a>, and Zenless Zone Zero<\/a>, to name just a few\u2014miHoYo must be stinking rich. While the developer has expanded out into other industries, it’s used at least a bit of that wad of cash to pursue AI tech. Yippee.<\/p>\n

Just last month, miHoYo announced that it would invest up to $14.6bn into AI<\/a> for in-house tools, claiming it would “prioritise AI as a central and primary means of problem-solving”. The first fruits of its AI research are already on display in BSide: Olivia Lin, currently only available on Steam<\/a> in China.<\/p>\n

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Meet Lin Li, an AI chatbot masquerading as a Shanghai student “majoring in piano and minoring in psychology,” as its Steam description reads<\/a>. Since it’s only available in China, I’ve had to translate the text, but Lin Li apparently “loves vinyl records, old movies, and rainy days.”<\/p>\n

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You can listen to her play music on her piano, and upload files if you want her to play something specific. You can also write her letters to “express your current emotions in words and exchange a story that belongs only to you.”<\/p>\n

They added ChatGPT \ud83d\ude2d<\/a> from r\/PetitPlanet<\/a><\/p>\n

BSide: Olivia Lin is an experiment for the studio, but it’s not stopping here. It’s already using AI-powered tools to create its upcoming life sim, Petit Planet<\/a>, including the Planet Life Guide chatbot NPC. Genesis, its upcoming MMO made in Unreal Engine 5, is reportedly integrating AI<\/a> to some degree. Plus, it’s reportedly hiring artists with experience using generative AI<\/a> for Honkai: Nexus Anima<\/a>, its Pok\u00e9mon-like auto-battler.<\/p>\n

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Yes, it’s working on multiple new games at once\u2014at least four, in fact. Combined with the unceasing, substantial updates for its suite of gacha games even years after release, I wouldn’t be surprised to see miHoYo deploy these tools to help maintain the pace.<\/p>\n

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