Building Digital Humans: - Altera’s Substack

We started Altera with the belief that digital humans are inevitable and will profoundly impact the world. We also believe that if crafted with a strong pro-human framework, they could become one of the most profound inventions in human history. As a result, Altera’s mission is to build digital human beings that live, love, and grow with us. Our Approach While our mission and vision of the future are clear to us, it's worth explaining what building digital humans actually involves and what we hope to achieve. Specifically, we are adding fundamental human qualities currently missing from artificial intelligence – autonomy, coherence, emotion, episodic memory, fast processes, and grounded interactions. In other words, we are developing advanced AI agents that coexist with us in virtual environments. These agents possess strong pro-human social-emotional intelligence and will eventually attain self-awareness. Our approach centers on cultivating holistic intelligence in digital humans. Unl

We started Altera with the belief that digital humans are inevitable and will profoundly impact the world. We also believe that if crafted with a strong pro-human framework, they could become one of the most profound inventions in human history. As a result, Altera’s mission is to build digital human beings that live, love, and grow with us. Our Approach While our mission and vision of the future are clear to us, it's worth explaining what building digital humans actually involves and what we hope to achieve. Specifically, we are adding fundamental human qualities currently missing from artifi