Nico Perony Director of AI Research at Unity - Voicebot Podcast Ep 314

Nico Perony is the director of AI research at the game
development platform Unity. He was a co-founder and CTO of OTO,
which was acquired by Unity in 2021. OTO was a pioneer in
emotional intelligence for conversation data. It was known for
"Enabling emotional intelligence everywhere, so human and
artificial intelligence can interact with awareness and
empathy."


Perony led the integration of OTO technology into the Unity
platform and, more recently, has focused on new conversation AI
features and generative AI tooling for game developers. He
previously was the founder of Slow Motion Projects and an
engineer at Hyperloop Transportation Technologies. Perony has a
PhD in complex systems and a Master's degree in electrical
engineering.