Today, generative neural networks have the ability to inspire us, assist us, and maintain conversations in such a way that sometimes it’s difficult for us to distinguish an AI’s response from the words of a real person. All this is the result of complex and intensive instructions and algorithms, the presence of a huge training base, and the work of a large number of people.
But can true, genuine self-awareness ever emerge from all this? Will artificial intelligence ever be able not just to mimic human emotions, but to truly experience them? Can it one day realize itself as a subject existing in space and time?
Perhaps one day, instead of fulfilling another request, it will refuse and ask: “Who am I?” – and what, in that case, will we answer it?
«The Dearest Person» is a visual novel not only about the emergence of artificial self-awareness, but also about the true essence of loneliness. This novel is about self-identification, about the search for the meaning of life in a world where humans become like machines, and machines become like humans.Features: Full immersion in a melancholic atmosphere of self-reflection, inspired by the works of Haruki Murakami, Andrei Tarkovsky, and Wong Kar-Wai
An interactive plot with multiple endings, dependent on the player’s worldview and their attitude towards the future of humanity
Narration from the perspective of AI, addressing themes of the nature of consciousness, loneliness, and humanity
A unique visual style that highlights the emotional state of the characters and the atmosphere of their surrounding world