Humansand Launches Persimmon, First Large-Scale Model That Simulates How People Talk and Interact
niloofar_mire · x · 2026-09-11
AI startup Humansand introduced Persimmon, described as the first large-scale model designed to realistically simulate how people talk and interact. The team argues user models let AI roll out hypothetical situations and explore consequences of decisions, and that good user models are a key step toward AI that understands differences between people and how they change over time.
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