Intellitar, Inc. was a company based in
Huntsville, Alabama
Huntsville is the List of municipalities in Alabama, most populous city in the U.S. state of Alabama. The population of the city is estimated to be 241,114 in 2024, making it the List of United States cities by population, 100th-most populous ...
, known for its development of the
Intelligent Avatar Platform (IAP). This new technology facilitated the creation and use of
digital avatars, referred to as Intellitars. These digital avatars had features that differentiated them from conventional
chatbot
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avatars at the time. Intellitars were built with a customizable nature that allowed for a variety of use cases.
Development
The creation of IAP technology began in early 2007, with development efforts split between Huntsville, Alabama and Los Angeles, California. The primary objective was to engineer an avatar that mirrored its user in appearance, personality, sound, and movements. Additionally, IAP was supposed to provide an experience indistinguishable from human communication, with the ultimate goal of passing the
Turing Test
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. Users could only create an Intellitar with IAP technology via the "Virtual Eternity" platform.
Closure
In 2012, Intellitar, Inc. was forced to cease operations due to legal disputes over the intellectual property of the technology it utilized. This closure marked the end of the company's goal to improve digital interactions with personalized digital avatars.
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Virtual avatars