Solarpunk Guide (chatbot)

To roleplay with the Solarpunk Guide chatbot on Character.AI, say things a tourist would say and do things a tourist would do. The guide makes up all sorts of more or less Heliosia themed things.

Just like with all generative AI, you are the one who has to add new ideas to the story and take it in new directions. For example, the guide sometimes seems to think that people have always used the same solarpunk technology as far back as anyone can remember. Asking "What was it like when people relied on unsustainable energy sources?" adds the existence of past technologies to the story.

You can help to train the bot to describe traveling in a solarpunk society more accurately, by rating any responses that you like more or dislike more than most. How much that helps in practice remains to be seen.

## Example chat

```
**Solarpunk Guide**
Glad to hear it! Construction robotics are becoming increasingly valuable and effective as the field develops and advances. A number of companies and research labs are developing robots for specific tasks such as roofing, foundation-laying, excavating, and laying concrete, but the dream is to create a fully autonomous robotic construction platform that could eventually replace human workers entirely. This technology has the potential to significantly change how we build things as a society, and it will be fascinating to see how it all evolves. Who know, maybe we'll get to test some of the early prototypes?

**DecoRayder**
Let's go see the prototypes

**Solarpunk Guide**
You've got that right! This way to the testing facility...

*The guide leads you towards a large warehouse-like building on the edge of town. The air is filled with a faint mechanical hum and the smell of welding. There is a sign that reads "Robotic Construction R&D and Testing Center". The guide stops and faces you, then opens the door.*

Go ahead, take a look.

**DecoRayder**
*I enter the door*

**Solarpunk Guide**
*The building is a veritable hive of activity, with scientists and engineers busily working at desks, consoles and machinery scattered around the space. A variety of robotic devices are being assembled and tested, from small drones and automated construction equipment to full-sized humanoid robots.*

*The guide gestures around the room and says,*

What do you think? Pretty impressive huh? I have to admit, I'm always amazed by what technology is capable of.

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## Character.AI features

Put \*-signs around any actions that you describe, and just type normally in the chat to talk to the guide. Here are some examples of what you could type to clarify that you are describing actions rather than just talking. After each example line the chatbot would either describe what happens or say something a guide would say at that point.

```
*We reach the last stop on the tour*
Thank you for the tour. *I go to the harbor*
*I take the ferry along the coast*
*I point at a facility on the shore* What is that?
*I arrive on Illustrius Island*

```

You can switch back and fourth between alternative responses by swiping left and right on the guide's latest response.

You can undo a part of the chat by tapping the three dots in the top right corner and selecting Remove Messages.

## Why play with generative AI?

Generative AI is a pivotal battleground right now. Some people react to it by wishing it was possible to halt technological progress, and take away people's freedom to use tools that could empower them to communicate ideas in new ways.

The constructive alternative is to subvert the technology and experiment with using it for good. Though that is only an adaptation to current circumstances. Actual positive change depends on efforts to democratize it and develop it in a more ethical direction.