Krafton’s CEO, CH Kim, met the CEO of Nvidia, Jensen Huang, at the Nvidia headquarters in Santa Clara, California, on April 10 (local time), to discuss A strengthening of the collaboration between the two companies in the gaming and artificial intelligence sectors. The meeting represented an evolution of the partnership already existing between the two companies, based on joint initiatives in the field of technologies ai.
During the meeting, the two leaders had a large exchange of opinions on the future direction of technological cooperation, focusing on the impulse toInnovation in the development of video games through artificial intelligence agent (AGENTIC AI). They also explored The expansion potential in robotics, with particular attention to humanoid robots fueled by artificial intelligence embodied (embodied ai).
Ch Kim expressed his satisfaction with the current collaborationstating: “I am enthusiastic that our collaboration with Nvidia on the AI On-Device led to the launch of the first significant product in the field of gaming ai.”
Already in January, On the occasion of CES 2025the largest IT fair worldwide, Krafton had presented “CPC (Co-Playable Character)”, an agent framework developed in collaboration with Nvidia, marking a significant stop for the global gaming industry.
CPC is an advanced Character led by artificial intelligence, made possible by a Small Language Model (SLM) on-Device for gaming, built with NVIDIA ACE technology. Unlike traditional non-PlayAble Charay (NPC) that follow pre-scripted behaviors, The CPC dynamically include game situations and respond in real time, allowing more natural and immersive interactions with players.
Krafton plans to continue to innovate the experiences of the players by integrating CPC into its games portfolio, which includes the Pubg and Inzoi franchise, with the aim of establishing it as a reference point for the gaming industry.
The CPC for the PubG franchise, called “PUBG Ally“, It will act as a reliable companion for the players, working in natural conversations, making strategic decisions and dynamically adapting the game strategies in various multiplayer scenarios.
In inzoi, recently launched in early access, The CPC known as “Smart Zoi” interacts with other Zoi to create a complete community simulation. Zoi can act independently, spreading voices, following fashion trends and building relationships based on their individual life experiences, creating a deeper and more engaging game world.