Nice to meet you, I'm Oto-wan! Sharing AI application in the field at 'Chotto Chatbot Labo'!
"The origin of my AI application was, surprisingly, in the game streaming I've been doing for 7 years..."
7 years of game streaming that started from a parent-child bond
Hello, I'm Oto-wan.
Actually, I do game streaming on YouTube. This is my 7th year.
It started because I wanted to create a shared hobby with my child. Back then, when my child was in elementary school, we did something called 'parent-child game streaming.'
At first, I was bad at the controls and struggled just to read the comments. But it was fun doing it together with my child, and before I knew it, I had kept it up.
Now my child is in high school. We've graduated from parent-child streaming, but I still continue streaming with my gaming friends. When you do it for a long time, you end up building a small community.
From game streaming to e-sports, and then to AI art battles
And as I continued streaming, I naturally became interested in e-sports. That's when I happened to find 'AI Art Battle.'
It was an event hosted by #SOZOCollab.
"AI e-sports? What's that? Sounds cool! Sounds interesting!"
With a 'let's just try it' spirit, I decided to participate. This was my first encounter with AI. The AI art battle was more interesting than I thought. The excitement of giving instructions to the AI and seeing what kind of picture would come out. It was exactly like the feeling of playing a competitive game.
"Can you make an AIVtuber?" Meeting miibo
Around the time I was getting excited about AI art battles, I suddenly thought,
"Can't I do streaming with AI?"
When I looked into it, I discovered information that you could create an AIVtuber with a tool called miibo.
Speaking from my 7 years of experience as a streamer, streaming is actually quite tough.
Sometimes there are sudden network troubles, or you have to answer comments. But with an AIVtuber, I thought, 'Maybe I can automate interactions with viewers?' So, half out of interest and half as an experiment, I started playing with miibo.
[And now] Promoting AI application by leveraging streamer experience
And after trial and error, AIVtuber streaming became a reality, and this success story of AIVtuber streaming led to the promotion of AI application at my company.
"Oto-wan-san (of course it's my real name at work lol), you're knowledgeable about AI, right? Could you promote AI application at the company too?"
To be precise, I was at the level of 'I can use it enough to make an AIVtuber with miibo,' but"the experience of creating something that actually works in the field"seems to have been valued.
From there, I became the 'AI Application Promotion Manager' within the company and started working in earnest on building chatbots centered on miibo.
'Useful AI' vs 'Useless AI' from a streamer's perspective
What I learned from doing AIVtuber streaming is that'technically amazing' and 'actually useful' are differentthings.
What's important as a streamer is:
Natural interaction with viewers
Stability so the stream doesn't stop even if trouble occurs
Ease of setup and adjustment
In the field, an AI that is '60% perfect but runs stably' is more valuable than a perfect AI. This experience is also being applied to promoting AI utilization at my company.
AI utilization techniques for the field, created by 'someone in the field'
Perhaps it was this experience with AIVtuber streaming that led me to become in charge of promoting AI utilization at my company.
'Oto-wan, you're knowledgeable about AI, right?'To be precise, I was at a level where I could 'handle it enough to make an AIVtuber,' but I do have a sense for the field.
In this note, I share that AI utilization from the perspective of 'someone in the field'.
🤖 Practical miibo utilization techniques
Stability-focused setup methods learned from AIVtuber streaming
AI design from the 'viewer (user) perspective' as thought of by a streamer
Applying 'don't stop the stream' troubleshooting methods to AI operations
🎮 Unique streamer x AI know-how
Communication design learned from 7 years of streaming experience
How to balance 'fun' and 'practicality'
AI utilization in fields that require real-time response
💡 A 50-something streamer's down-to-earth AI challenge diary
7 years of trial and error that started with parent-child streaming
A challenge from an age group often thought to be 'too late for AI'
The streamer spirit of 'just give it a try' without fear of failure
I want to learn with people like this
✅ Those who want to use AI in streaming and video production
✅ Those who want to know about AI utilization cases from a field perspective
✅ Those who want to try making a chatbot with miibo or no-code AI tools
✅ Those who want something that works for now, even if it's not perfect
✅ Those who want to challenge themselves with new things even in their 50s
【Finally】Continuing to enjoy AI utilization with a streamer's spirit
The reason I've been able to continue streaming for seven years is because I thought, 'It's fun' and 'Even if I fail, there's always next time.' AI application is the same. Don't aim for perfection, don't fear failure, and keep going while having fun.
'Real-world people practicing down-to-earth AI applications that can be used in the field'
I will share records that are typical of a streamer like me, without any pressure.
Let's all enjoy using AI together!