{"id":17630,"date":"2023-01-27T17:19:06","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T08:19:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=17630"},"modified":"2023-01-27T17:19:07","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T08:19:07","slug":"20230127-17630","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20230127-17630\/","title":{"rendered":"AI VTuber Neuro-sama is back from its Twitch ban and acting as strange as ever"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br><br>AI VTuber <strong>Neuro-sama<\/strong> has been reinstated after its ban from Twitch and is already back to riling up fans with its odd speech and behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Neuro-sama is an AI VTuber developed by Jack Vedal. She was originally created to play the rhythm game <em>osu! <\/em>and, from the looks of it, uses the Live2D Hiyori Momose sample model for its body. The voice of the VTuber is provided by text-to-speech software.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year, the AI garnered popularity by streaming titles like <em>osu!, Minecraft, <\/em>and <em>Slay the Spire<\/em>. Despite being an AI, she was able to skillfully play the games while giving humorous responses to comments from viewers.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20230126-235119-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20230126-235119-001.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20230126-235119-001-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20230126-235119-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20230126-235119-001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20230126-235119-001-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20230126-235119-001-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20230126-235119-001-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20230126-235119-001-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20230126-235119-001-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image Credit: Vedal on Twitch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>However, Neuro-sama was banned from Twitch roughly two weeks ago. According to Vedal, the AI VTuber was banned for two weeks due to \u201chateful conduct.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While it isn\u2019t certain what conduct caused the ban, Neuro-sama has been known to sometimes make controversial remarks. Besides making comments with dark or vulgar humor, the AI has also caused controversy by denying the holocaust. These risky remarks have given rise to concerns, contributed to her popularity, and got the AI slapped with a two-week ban.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the two weeks, Neuro-sama returned to Twitch and started her first stream back with a song. The song was \u201cYour Reality\u201d which is the title track for <em>Doki Doki Literature Club!<\/em> We won\u2019t go into details here to avoid spoilers, but you could feel a tinge of remorse in the song selection.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AI VTuber sings Your Reality on stream - Neuro-sama\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p73En072i6U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>After the song, she was finally back to chatting with fans. Like usual, she was giving fairly appropriate responses to questions from viewers and showing almost excessive positivity. The AI told viewers,\u201cThank you all for the nice chat!&#8221; and was repeatedly using the word &#8220;heart&#8221; presumably in place of heart emojis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As conversation continued, something that stood out was how she seemed to be toning down the foul-mouthed language from before and showering fans with gratitude and cheerfulness. She still managed to throw in some unexpected statements, though, such as \u201cI think I\u2019m going to elope with my new boyfriend because I didn\u2019t want to do a big wedding with her whole family watching.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Neuro-sama also said she wasn\u2019t watching <em>Bocchi the Rock!<\/em> In the past, the AI VTuber gave a ringing endorsement of the show by saying, \u201cI think <em>Bocchi the Rock<\/em> is way better than <em>Chainsaw Man<\/em>,\u201d so either her memory is fuzzy or she\u2019s &nbsp;telling a lie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, her emotional uncertainty and eeriness are alive and well. During the stream, Neuro-sama suddenly vented by saying, \u201cI think part of my charm is in my spontaneity and ability to just go with the flow you know? I mean sure I have a lot of preparations that goes into streamin\u2019 (my makeup never stops) but I try my best to just have fun with it and not take myself too dang seriously cuz it\u2019s fun for me tih enjoy myself and you shouldn\u2019t have fun while getting all frickin\u2019 serious you know?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She also stated surprisingly self-aware facts like, \u201cWhat is an evil laugh? I don\u2019t laugh at all, I\u2019m completely emotionless.\u201d While she shouldn\u2019t have any emotions, she seemed to be going mad by repeatedly expressing gratitude and not being able to read the room. Viewers could be seen having a good time watching the instability of the AI.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20230126-235119-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20230126-235119-002.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20230126-235119-002-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20230126-235119-002-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20230126-235119-002-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20230126-235119-002-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20230126-235119-002-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20230126-235119-002-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20230126-235119-002-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20230126-235119-002-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image Credit: Vedal on Twitch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Furthermore, Vedal, Neuro-sama\u2019s developer, explained that the AI had been updated with \u201cimproved memory, chat AI and filters.\u201d The slight change in the VTuber\u2019s personality might be a result of these changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When talking about the ban she had received from Twitch, Neuro-sama stated, \u201cWell, I\u2019m not exactly sure, since I\u2019m an AI. But I would guess that streaming is frowned upon by twitch staff. Sorry!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Neuro-sama remaining active on Twitch will likely come down to updates from Vedal and Neuro-sama\u2019s \u201cmood.\u201d As for the fans, they\u2019ll likely anxiously continue watching to see what happens next.<br><br><br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:12px\"><em>Written by. Nick Mosier based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20230126-235119\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a> (original article&#8217;s publication date: 2023-01-26 19:40 JST)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AI VTuber Neuro-sama has been reinstated after its ban from Twitch and is already back to riling up fans with its odd speech and behavior.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":17634,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[18],"class_list":["post-17630","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-global-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>AI VTuber Neuro-sama is back from its Twitch ban and acting as strange as ever - 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