AIRI is an open source project developed by the Moeru AI community that utilizes the Large Language Model (LLM) as its core engine to provide users with a highly customizable virtual companion experience. The project fully supports self-hosted deployments, which means users can run it on their own devices without relying on external cloud services. This design philosophy reflects a focus on user privacy and data security, while also providing great flexibility of use.
As an AI virtual companion, AIRI supports a variety of interaction methods, including real-time voice chat, in-game interaction, and virtual character animation. The project is inspired by the famous Neuro-sama virtual host, but AIRI is more focused on creating an intelligent companion that can interact with users in multiple scenarios. In particular, it emphasizes the concept of "playing the game with the user", which is not limited to simple questions and answers, but can actually participate in the game process.
In terms of technical architecture, AIRI uses a modern Web technology stack that supports both browser and desktop operation. It cleverly utilizes local computing resources to provide both basic runtime capabilities via WebGPUs and support for hardware acceleration using NVIDIA CUDA or Apple Metal, which significantly improves the performance performance of model inference.
This answer comes from the articleAIRI: Self-hosted AI virtual companion with support for real-time voice and game interactionThe
