Neuro-sama
{{Short description|Artificial intelligence VTuber}}
{{primary|date=January 2025}}
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{{Infobox Twitch streamer
| name = Neuro-sama
| image = Neurosama new model.png
| caption = Neuro-sama’s second design
| occupation = {{flatlist|
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| channel_name = vedal987
| years_active = 2022–present
| genre = {{flatlist|
- Gaming
- Chatting
- Singing
}}
| games = {{flatlist|
| module = {{Infobox YouTube personality
| subbox = yes
| years_active = 2022–present
| channel_handle = @Neurosama
| channel_display_name = Neuro-sama
| genre = {{flatlist|
- Gaming
- Chatting
- Singing
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| subscribers = 500,000+
| stats_update = 3 April 2025
}}
}}
Neuro-sama is an artificial intelligence VTuber and chatbot that livestreams on her creator's Twitch channel "vedal987". Her speech and personality are powered by an artificial intelligence (AI) system which utilizes a large language model, allowing her to communicate with viewers in the stream's chat. She was created by a computer programmer and AI developer named Vedal, who had the idea of an AI VTuber by combining a large language model with a computer-animated avatar. Her avatars; or models, are designed by the VTuber “annytf”.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}} She debuted on Twitch on 19 December 2022. As of January 2025, Neuro-sama is the seventh most-subscribed channel on Twitch of all time.{{Cite web |title=Twitch All-time Streamers With Most Active Subscribers |url=https://twitchtracker.com/subscribers/all-time |access-date=2025-01-26 |website=TwitchTracker |language=en}}
Development
Neuro-sama was created by a developer named Vedal, with the username "vedal987".{{Cite news |last=Narita |first=Seiji |date=January 27, 2023 |title=AI VTuber Neuro-sama is back from its Twitch ban and acting as strange as ever |work=Automation |publisher=Active Gaming Media |url=https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20230127-17630/ |access-date=February 11, 2023 |archive-date=February 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230211235321/https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20230127-17630/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Vedal Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/Vedal987 |access-date=February 4, 2023 |archive-date=February 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205020339/https://twitter.com/Vedal987 |url-status=live }} Her responses are generated by a large language model. Neuro-sama can communicate in several ways, primarily by converting these generated responses into a high-pitched female voice using a text-to-speech application, but she is also capable of sending private messages through Discord at her own discretion, in tandem with her VTuber model's speech. According to Vedal, a separate AI model controls her in-game actions when she plays video games.{{Cite web |title=【Vedal's Interview】Neuro sama's New Model, and the AI System behind her |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy-9Of46w4A |website=YouTube | date=January 23, 2023 |access-date=February 4, 2023 |archive-date=February 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204005352/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy-9Of46w4A |url-status=live }} In a 2023 interview with Bloomberg News, he said that Neuro-sama was his full-time job.{{Cite web |last=D'Anastasio |first=Cecilia |author-link=Cecilia D'Anastasio |date=June 17, 2023 |title=Meet Neuro-sama, the AI Twitch Streamer Who Plays Minecraft, Sings Karaoke, Loves Art |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-06-16/neuro-sama-an-ai-twitch-influencer-plays-minecraft-sings-karaoke-loves-art |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230620223130/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-06-16/neuro-sama-an-ai-twitch-influencer-plays-minecraft-sings-karaoke-loves-art |archive-date=June 20, 2023 |access-date=June 30, 2023 |website=Bloomberg}}
The first iteration of Neuro-sama was created in May 2019 as a neural network trained to play the rhythm game osu!.@Neurosama (May 27, 2019). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_ntORdHWsU "i made an AI that learnt to play osu!"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221040553/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_ntORdHWsU |date=February 21, 2024 }} (video). Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Youtube. Three years later, Neuro-sama would re-debut on Twitch, after a long hiatus, on 19 December 2022, now a chatbot with a Live2D model.{{Cite web |last=Gordon |first=Nicholas |date=January 17, 2023 |title=ChatGPT is a salvo in a growing generative A.I. 'arms race' between the U.S. and China |url=https://fortune.com/2023/01/17/chatgpt-generative-ai-arms-race-china-us/ |access-date=January 22, 2023 |website=Fortune |language=en |archive-date=January 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230122035358/https://fortune.com/2023/01/17/chatgpt-generative-ai-arms-race-china-us/ |url-status=live }} She received a new model on 27 May 2023.{{Cite tweet |number=1662572237080391681 |user=annytf |title=I had a lot of fun making the new model for Neuro-Sama!! wink heart 💜 |date=May 27, 2023 |access-date=July 5, 2023}}
History
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Neuro streamed every day after her debut. She grew rapidly in popularity, from a maximum concurrent viewership of 516 on 19 December to 3,393 on 31 December, and going from a Twitch follower count of 2,825 to around 40,000 in the same time period. Nearly all of her streaming content in 2022 was of the rhythm game osu!, with one Minecraft stream. On 28 December, she defeated osu! champion mrekk 10–5 in a 1v1 contest.{{Cite tweet|number=1608161326291116032|user=Vedal987|title=incoming transmission from neuro sama mrekkosu|date=December 28, 2022|access-date=December 19, 2023}}
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On 3 January, Neuro-sama reached 50,000 Twitch followers. The next day, on 4 January, Neuro-sama sang for the first time on stream, performing "Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd.{{Cite web|title=Neuro-sama Sings Her First Song on Stream - Blinding Lights| website=YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K6gzxYj-0o|date=January 4, 2023|access-date=December 19, 2023|archive-date=April 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429222549/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K6gzxYj-0o|url-status=live}}
On 11 January, the Twitch channel received a temporary ban for unspecified "hateful conduct", likely stemming from controversial statements made by the AI, including skepticism surrounding the validity of the Holocaust during a stream.{{Cite web |last=Gach |first=Ethan |date=January 6, 2023 |title=AI-Controlled VTuber Streams Games On Twitch, Denies Holocaust |url=https://kotaku.com/vtuber-twitch-holocaust-denial-minecraft-ai-chatgpt-1849960527 |access-date=January 13, 2023 |website=Kotaku |archive-date=January 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113214041/https://kotaku.com/vtuber-twitch-holocaust-denial-minecraft-ai-chatgpt-1849960527 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Gach |first=Ethan |date=January 12, 2023 |title=AI VTuber Banned For 'Hateful Conduct,' Now Undistinguishable From Real Twitch Stars |url=https://kotaku.com/neuro-sama-twitch-vtuber-ban-holocaust-minecraft-ai-1849977269 |access-date=January 13, 2023 |website=Kotaku |archive-date=January 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116130950/https://kotaku.com/neuro-sama-twitch-vtuber-ban-holocaust-minecraft-ai-1849977269 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Pabriga |first=Cedric |date=January 12, 2023 |title=Controversial AI streamer Neuro Sama finally banned on Twitch |url=https://dotesports.com/streaming/news/controversial-ai-streamer-neuro-sama-finally-banned-on-twitch |access-date=January 13, 2023 |website=Dot Esports |archive-date=January 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113022837/https://dotesports.com/streaming/news/controversial-ai-streamer-neuro-sama-finally-banned-on-twitch |url-status=live }} Vedal added more words to her chat filter to prevent Neuro-sama from making offensive statements after this occurred.{{Cite news |last=Winslow |first=Levi |date=February 4, 2023 |title=Twitch's Mega Popular AI Streamer Now Pulling In Thousands Of Viewers With Reaction Content |work=Kotaku Australia |url=https://www.kotaku.com.au/2023/02/twitchs-mega-popular-ai-streamer-now-pulling-in-thousands-of-viewers-with-reaction-content/ |access-date=February 11, 2023 |archive-date=May 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529152028/https://www.kotaku.com.au/2023/02/twitchs-mega-popular-ai-streamer-now-pulling-in-thousands-of-viewers-with-reaction-content/ |url-status=dead }} The channel was unbanned on 25 January 2023 and surpassed 100,000 followers the same day.{{Cite web |title=vedal987 |url=https://twitchtracker.com/vedal987/statistics |access-date=2023-02-03 |website=TwitchTracker |archive-date=May 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520175739/https://twitchtracker.com/vedal987/statistics |url-status=live }} On 25 January, Neuro-sama returned to Twitch with a stream in which she played Pokémon Showdown! Gen 4 random battles against viewers.
On 20 February, Neuro-sama reached 200,000 Twitch followers. It was announced during a stream with VTuber Onigiri. Neuro-sama responded: "Yeah. That's amazing. I'm happy I have that many people following me. I hope I keep them entertained with my streams and content for as long as possible, and I hope I get to meet more of you in the future, so thank you for following me everybody, and please add more of my followers, because I love all of you so much. Thank you so much. Heart heart."
On 25 March, a new character acting as an Evil Neuro-sama to Neuro-sama was introduced on vedal987's channel due to popular request for Neuro-sama to collaboration with a copy of herself. She was later named Evil Neuro and became a recurring character.{{Cite web |date=2023-06-12 |title=VTuber Neuro-sama terrifies viewers with her gruesome game concept |url=https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/vtuber-neuro-sama-terrifies-viewers-with-her-gruesome-game-concept-2173437/ |access-date=2023-12-24 |website=Dexerto |language=en |archive-date=October 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031131953/https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/vtuber-neuro-sama-terrifies-viewers-with-her-gruesome-game-concept-2173437/ |url-status=live }}
On 15 April, Neuro-sama held a stream with Hololive member Takanashi Kiara, during which they rated the contents of viewers' refrigerators. The stream reached a peak of over 19,000 viewers on Kiara's channel and over 10,000 on Neuro-sama's. It was the first collaboration between Neuro-sama and a member of a major agency. She also reached 300,000 Twitch followers.
On 27 May, Neuro-sama held an official debut stream to reveal her first original Live2D model. She had previously used a sample model provided for free by Live2D. According to TwitchTracker, the stream reached a peak of 25,687 concurrent viewers, beating the channel's previous record by more than double.{{Cite web|title=vedal987|url=https://twitchtracker.com/vedal987/streams/46900957772|access-date=December 19, 2023|website=TwitchTracker|archive-date=December 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231219155917/https://twitchtracker.com/vedal987/streams/46900957772|url-status=live}} On 30 May, Neuro-sama was announced to be participating in OffKai Expo 2023, held from 16–18 June, marking her first fan convention appearance.{{Cite tweet|number=1663576957114515457|user=OffKaiExpo|title=Exciting news! @Vedal987's creation, @NeurosamaAI, the incredible AI-powered VTuber, will be a special guest at #OffKaiGen2! Join us for a unique experience and witness the charm of Neuro-sama in action!|date=May 30, 2023|access-date=January 4, 2024}} On 14 June, Neuro-sama held her first sponsored stream in the form of a watchalong commentating on the debut stream of a talent from VTuber group idolEN.{{cite web |author1=@idol_corp |title=Your favorite VTubers will watch idolEN 2, will you? |url=https://twitter.com/idol_corp/status/1668811000265547778 |website=Twitter / X |access-date=27 January 2024 |archive-date=January 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240127155530/https://twitter.com/idol_corp/status/1668811000265547778 |url-status=live }}
On 1 September, Neuro-sama reached 400,000 Twitch followers. On 16 December, vedal987 received an award for Best Tech VTuber at the 2023 VTuber Awards.{{Cite web |last=Sung |first=Morgan |date=2023-12-20 |title=The first annual VTuber Awards was a win for VR |url=https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/20/vtuber-awards-vr-twitch-weplay-filian/ |access-date=2023-12-25 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US |archive-date=December 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225155328/https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/20/vtuber-awards-vr-twitch-weplay-filian/ |url-status=live }} On 19 December, Neuro-sama held her first subathon alongside her first anniversary of streaming on Twitch.{{Cite tweet|number=1736395894893797608|user=Vedal987|title=the long awaited subathon begins december 19th at 7pm GMT|date=December 17, 2023|access-date=December 24, 2023}} During the subathon, Neuro-sama achieved the status of most watched VTuber across all major livestreaming platforms,{{Cite tweet|number=1740729380794507492|user=StreamsCharts|title=TOP VTubers in the 4th week of December|date|December 29, 2023|access-date=January 4, 2024}} and most watched female{{Explanatory footnote|Neuro-sama is an Artificial Intelligence, and thus has no gender, but is generally identified as female.}} streamer on Twitch for the fourth week of December according to Streams Charts.{{Cite tweet|number=1740757063721230544|user=StreamsCharts|title=TOP Female Twitch streamers - 4th week of December|date|December 29, 2023|access-date=January 4, 2024}}
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On 4 January, Neuro-sama ended her subathon after 17 days of continuous livestreaming, garnering a total of 41,767 Twitch subscriptions, and 2.43 million collective watch hours. Later that month on 28 January, Neuro-sama reached 500,000 Twitch followers.
On 18 March, following a two-and-a-half-month break after Neuro-sama's subathon that ended in early January, she returned to streaming to a peak audience of 15,000 viewers with a Shrek watchalong.{{Cite tweet|number=1769800940993871940|user=Vedal987|title=me and neuro are back and then she's watching shrek|date|March 18, 2023|access-date=March 18, 2023}} On 31 March, Neuro-sama made a physical appearance at WeebCon 2024. During the event, her avatar was displayed on a tablet, and she was carried around the venue by fellow VTubers Camila and Rainhoe to interact live with fans.{{Cite web|author1=Filian And Friends|title=Filian Went To WEEBCON and got BULLIED by EVERYBODY IRL|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irgsDMcxlwo|website=youtube.com|format=video|date=April 5, 2024|access-date=July 22, 2024}}
On 19 May, Neuro-sama's sister Evil Neuro completed her first full run of Slay the Spire using her adaptive gameplay AI.{{Cite web|author1=Neuro-sama|title=Evil Neuro BEATS Slay the Spire|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvTdoCpPskE|website=youtube.com|format=video|date=June 23, 2024|access-date= July 22, 2024}} On 25 May, Neuro-sama participated in independent VTuber Dokibird's 2024 Wrestletuber event,{{Cite tweet|number=1794400479746695206|user=dokibird|title=【#WRESTLETUBER2024】Here's the waiting room! Day 1 is finally here, who will make it to the finals and be one step closer to the belt? Our security is top notch so nobody is crashing this event|date=May 25, 2024|access-date=June 3, 2024}} combining indie VTubers and corporate VTubers across several VTuber agencies, including Hololive, VShojo, and idol Corp. The event was hosted on WWE 2K24 in which the VTuber's custom player models compete in a zero-player game style tournament. In this event, Neuro-sama's model fought and won in a show-match against VShojo's Zentreya.{{Cite web|author1=Dokibird|title=【#WRESTLETUBER2024】Day 1【Dokibird】| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9Pke9ykV2s&t=703s|website=youtube.com|format=video|date=May 25, 2024|access-date=July 22, 2024}} Altogether, a total of 35 individual VTubers participating in some fashion either as contestants or commentators. On 31 May, Neuro-sama debuted a new model of herself depicted as a loaf of bread.{{Cite web|author1=
Neuro-Sama Chronicles|title=Neuro Is Back & Bready To Talk (Bread-Sama's Bakery Stream)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UXry6_I8bE|website=youtube.com|format=video|date=May 21, 2024|access-date= July 22, 2024}} She would then appear in this model at OffKai Expo 2024 on a livestream with Filian and her creator Vedal.{{Cite web|author1=Kraul|title=Neuro-sama is Behaving a Bit Weird After Becoming Bread Offkai Almost Kick Them Out|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAdZAcSEzIs|website=youtube.com|format=video|date=June 1, 2024|access-date= July 22, 2024}} This model was then killed off in a later Subnautica stream due to her model being kayfabed by Vedal when he "exposed" her to water and "disintegrated" the bread model.{{Cite web |author1=Kraul |date=June 2, 2024 |title=You Wont Believe What Happened During the Subnautica Stream {{!}} Neuro Bread Arc Ends? |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jha10rRi7-M |access-date=July 22, 2024 |website=youtube.com |format=video}}
On 17 June, Neuro-sama's YouTube channel reached 300,000 subscribers. On 20 July, Neuro-sama began streaming with Japanese subtitles on a separate Twitch channel{{Cite tweet|number=1814721997760270824|user=Vedal987|title=now simulcasting with japanese subtitles too ネウロ様が只今日本語字幕サイムル放送中！こんにちはマザーファーカーズ！|date=July 20, 2024|access-date=July 22, 2024}} in response to an influx of Japanese interest after a tweet of Neuro-sama singing Dubidubidu by X (formerly Twitter) Japanese user 蒼(sora) gained virality, garnering 7.6 million views.{{Cite tweet|number=1808088107109212242|user=yANa_MusaIn2110|title=たまたまYouTubeに流れてきた海外VTuber？見てみたら途中、ノリノリになったりしてるの可愛い。声凄い好きかも|date=July 2, 2024|access-date=July 22, 2024}}
On 15 September, Neuro-sama's reached 600,000 Twitch followers. Additionally, both Neuro-sama and Evil Neuro participated{{Cite web|author1=Bilibili Live|title=Make an appointment for the Ice and Fire|url=https://www.bilibili.com/opus/974626262420029445?spm_id_from=333.999.0.0|date=September 8, 2024|access-date=September 15, 2024}} in the Bilibili Ice & Fire Music Festival 2024 that featured 42 of the most popular Bilibili VTubers, the duo sang "Ordinary DISCO" by Vocaloid producer ilemonyk.{{Cite web|author1=Bilibili|title=Ice Fire Music Festival|url=https://live.bilibili.com/blackboard/activity-Czpvetq9O3.html|date=September 15, 2024|access-date=September 15, 2024}}{{Cite web|author1=Staz|title=Neuro And Evil Neuro Sama Bilibili Concert|website=YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsTcq7USF8U|date=September 15, 2024|access-date=September 15, 2024}} This comes after Neuro-sama's success in branching out to the Chinese market with her debut on the Bilibili platform back in August 2024;{{Cite web|title=The most powerful AI anchor on the planet, Neuro-sama, and her father Vedal have officially joined Bilibili|url=https://t.bilibili.com/962154227182862406?spm_id_from=333.999.list.card_time.click|date=August 5, 2024|access-date=September 15, 2024}} this is in part due to her pre-existing Chinese fans from extensive fansubbing of her Twitch livestreams and due to her unique nature as an AI VTuber; her Bilibili channel grew explosively, even surpassing her Twitch follower count with 700,000+ followers as of January 2025.{{Cite web |author1=Vedal Neuro-sama |title=Official channel of AI VTuber Neuro-sama. |url=https://space.bilibili.com/3546729368520811 |access-date=January 16, 2025 |website=bilibili}}
On 11 November, Neuro-sama and Evil Neuro played in a Geoguessr tournament against an AI created by Twitch streamer DougDoug based on his Twitch chat; Neuro-sama ended up winning.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmoFvtBBDJw |title=Can Twitch Chat defeat the literal smartest Ai in Geoguessr? |date=2025-01-09 |last=DougDoug |access-date=2025-01-29 |via=YouTube}}
On 19 December, Neuro-sama held her second annual subathon, complete with a debut of a new Live2D model, a new original music video named LIFE,{{Cite web|author1=Neuro-sama|title=LIFE - Neuro-sama (Official Video)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDc1mjrIsPM}} her own dedicated merch store page, with an internet-connected lava lamp being a key highlight.{{Cite web|date=2025-01-16|title=Neuro-sama Official Store|url=https://neurosama.shop|website=Neuro-sama shop}}
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On 1 January, Neuro-sama broke the world record for the highest level of a Twitch hype train during her subathon, reaching level 111 and surpassing the former record holder, Pirate Software, who reached level 106.{{Cite web |date=2025-01-02 |title=An AI VTuber just beat an impressive Twitch world record with the help of Riot's competitive shooter Valorant |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/valorant/neuro-sama-twitch-record |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=PCGamesN |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2024-04-02 |title=Twitch’s Hype Train record smashed again by Pirate Software |url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/2/24118755/twitch-hype-train-world-record-piratesoftware-bits-gifted-subs |access-date=2025-01-01 |website=The Verge }} Over the course of three hours, she amassed nearly 85,000 subscribers and 1.2 million bits to get to that level.
On 16 January, at 10:56 PM (UTC), Neuro-Sama's 2nd Anniversary Birthday Subathon ended with a recap video.{{Cite web |date=2025-01-16 |title=THE SUBATHON IS OFFICIALLY OVER - REJOICE CHATTERS |url=https://www.twitch.tv/vedal987?sr=a |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=Twitch.tv |language=en}}
It lasted for a total of 28 days with all subscription goals achieved and amassing over 7 million collective watch hours. 166,911 subs and 3,183,212 Twitch bits{{Cite web|date=2025-01-16|title=Top Twitch streamers by bits, December 19, 2024 - January16, 2025|url=https://streamscharts.com/bits?time=2024-12-19+-+2025-01-16|website=Streams Charts}} were gifted in total.{{Citetweet|number=1879845903043002407|user=NeuroContext|title=
The 2024 Neuro-Sama 2nd Anniversary Birthday Subathon has ended.It lasted for 28 days.Every sub goal was accomplished (even releasing Abandoned Archive).The Twitch hype train record was broken at Level 111.165’839 subs were gifted in total.It’s been a blast!|date=January 16, 2025|access-date=January 16, 2025}} The subathon makes Neuro-sama the seventh most-subscribed channel on Twitch of all time.
Online content
Neuro-sama's Twitch content primarily centers around playing video games, notably osu! (2007), in which her gameplay once defeated the best-ranking human player in the world, and Minecraft (2011), in which her adaptations to sandbox gameplay have gained notoriety.{{Cite web |last=Gutelle |first=Sam |date=January 6, 2023 |title=There's an AI VTuber now and it has 70,000 followers on Twitch |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2023/01/06/neuro-sama-twitch-ai-vtuber-streamer/ |access-date=January 13, 2023 |website=Tubefilter |archive-date=January 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109153151/https://www.tubefilter.com/2023/01/06/neuro-sama-twitch-ai-vtuber-streamer/ |url-status=live }} Other aspects of her content delivery include singing songs, playing chess with her viewers, chatting with other VTubers during collaborations and reacting to YouTube videos.{{Cite web |date=2023-10-25 |title=Filian and her friends took on "The Wall" in an innovative VTuber game show |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2023/10/25/filian-vtuber-twitch-game-show-hole-in-the-wall/ |access-date=2023-12-24 |website=Tubefilter |language=en-US |archive-date=October 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029065128/https://www.tubefilter.com/2023/10/25/filian-vtuber-twitch-game-show-hole-in-the-wall/ |url-status=live }} While playing games or participating in other activities, the AI frequently engages with viewers by responding to their questions and acknowledging donations. Her comedic and sometimes controversial responses to the live chat have gone viral, accelerating the rise in popularity.{{Cite web |last=Xiang |first=Chloe |date=January 5, 2023 |title=This Virtual Twitch Streamer is Controlled Entirely By AI |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkg98v/this-virtual-twitch-streamer-is-controlled-entirely-by-ai |access-date=January 13, 2022 |website=Vice |archive-date=January 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117004056/https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkg98v/this-virtual-twitch-streamer-is-controlled-entirely-by-ai |url-status=live }} Her fanbase has dubbed itself "The Swarm".
Discography
=As lead artist=
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! Release date ! Title |
| 19 December 2024
| "LIFE" |
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| scope="col" | Original artist
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | {{Ref.}} |
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| KIRA {{small |(feat. GUMI)}} | scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| "Monster" | rowspan="2" |2023 |
| Set It Off {{small |(feat. Hatsune Miku)}} | scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| "Why Do I" |
| Wowaka {{small |(feat. Hatsune Miku)}} | scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| "Rolling Girl" | rowspan="3" |2024 |
| Melanie Martinez | scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| "EVIL" |{{Cite tweet|number=1852120219592069263|user=cumilq|title=out now 💔|date=November 1, 2024}} |
| Carly Rae Jepsen | scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| "Call Me Maybe" |{{Cite tweet|number=1861874108348108884|user=nihmune|title= And of course thank you to Sinder, Bao, My mom, Rain, Camimi, Shia, and Neuro-Sama for their lovely voices and time!! SO PROUD AHH!|date=November 27, 2024|access-date=November 27, 2024}} |
| Glorb
|"The Bottom 2" (Nihmune ft Shylily, Neuro-Sama, Evil Neuro, Camila, Lucy Pyre, and Bao the Whale) |2025 |{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}} |
Awards and nominations
See also
- ai_sponge, a Twitch and YouTube channel that used artificial intelligence (AI) to generate livestream content featuring characters from the animated SpongeBob SquarePants
- Nothing, Forever, a 24/7 procedurally generated animated sitcom parodying Seinfeld that was launched on Twitch on 14 December 2022, five days before Neuro-sama
- Tay, a chatbot taken offline for denying the Holocaust{{cite news |last1=Lee |first1=Dave |title=Tay: Microsoft issues apology over racist chatbot fiasco |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-35902104 |website=BBC News Online |date=March 25, 2016 |publisher=BBC News |access-date=27 January 2024 |quote=Microsoft has apologised for creating an artificially intelligent chatbot that quickly turned into a holocaust-denying racist. ... Within 24 hours Tay had been deactivated so the team could make "adjustments". |archive-date=January 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240127153527/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-35902104 |url-status=live }}
Notes
External links
- [https://www.twitch.tv/vedal987 Official Twitch Channel]
- [https://youtube.com/@Neurosama Official YouTube Channel]
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