Ubisoft launches Teammates to make AI a better gaming partner

Ubisoft launched “Teammates,” its first playable generative-AI system designed to create responsive virtual partners in games.

The AI characters reacted in real time to player voice commands. The project, part of Ubisoft’s “Gameplay Gen AI” initiative started with simple interactions between one or two characters before expanding into a full gameplay system.

The AI teammates, named Sofia and Pablo, featured defined personalities, backstories, and dialogue designed to enhance player engagement. Hundreds of dialogue lines guided their interactions. Machine-learning engineers and data scientists used these scripts to train the AI’s responses.

The system aimed to improve in-game interaction and provide a more immersive experience. Ubisoft considered this a first step in testing generative-AI technologies for gaming.