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2023/12/19




THE AI RENAISSANCE BEGINS: INTRODUCING MIXTRAL AND MYTHOMAX


An AI-generated image of a robot bust in the Renaissance time period. 

Happy Holidays, fellow adventurers! ‘Tis the season of giving, and we wanted you
to have some fun AI presents to play with over the holidays! We’re adding two
new AI models for early access, Mixtral and MythoMax, into our lineup for AI
Dungeon. Mixtral will be available for AI Dungeon Premium subscribers, and
MythoMax will be available for both Premium subscribers and free players.


ABOUT MIXTRAL AND MYTHOMAX

A Mixtral robot being constructed by elves in Santa's workshop

Mixtral is the newest model available from Mistral AI, and we believe it has the
potential to become the model of choice for most Premium players. Mixtral is a
sparse mixture-of-experts network. It's an 8x7B model, coming in at 46.7B total
parameters. Industry benchmarks rank Mixtral at or above models like Llama 70B
or ChatGPT (GPT-3.5). Many of you have enjoyed using ChatGPT in AI Dungeon, and
we think Mixtral will offer a similar quality of play experience without
ChatGPT’s moralizing tendencies around common adventure themes of violence or
romance.

A Mythomax machine being constructed by elves in Santa's workshop

MythoMax is going to be the first new model we’ve added to our free tier in over
two years! As many players know, using Large Language Models is expensive, and
we feel fortunate we’ve been able to provide players with an unlimited free play
option. And now the free offering will be even better. MythoMax is a Llama 2 13B
(twice as large as the current Griffin model) and was specifically optimized for
storytelling. We’re excited for you to try it and see how it compares!

As a callout, we want to thank the amazing open-source developers and creators
responsible for sharing these models with the broader AI community. (If any of
you want free AID subscriptions, let us know 😄)


LAUNCH DETAILS

Both Mixtral and MythoMax will be launched into Production as “Early Access”
models. We hope this label will communicate to players that we expect things to
improve and change over the next month or two. We’re looking forward to your
feedback, which will help us determine the optimizations needed to bring out the
best of both models.

MythoMax will be available for both Free and Premium players. Context length
will be determined by your tier.

 * Free + Travelers (Steam users)—1k context length
 * Adventurer—2k context length
 * Hero—2k context length
 * Legend—2k context length

Mixtral will be available for all Premium subscribers. Context length will also
be determined by tier.

 * Adventurer—2k context length
 * Hero—4k context length
 * Legend—4k context length, with 8k context length planned

Some of you may be aware that these models are technically capable of even
larger context lengths, and our goal is to increase the context lengths offered
for each model. However, larger context lengths can sometimes lead to a degraded
AI experience, so we plan to do more testing and evaluation before expanding the
context lengths.


OUR NEXT CHAPTER: AI RENAISSANCE

The launch of Mixtral and MythoMax signals the start of the next Chapter for AI
Dungeon.

Marketing banner for AI Dungeon Unchained

With Unchained, we listened to player feedback and addressed limitations players
were frustrated with. This included removing ads, improving stability, making
image generation available to everyone, giving unlimited access to Premium
models, and making several important AI improvements.

Marketing banner for AI Dungeon Phoenix

We’re currently wrapping up work on Phoenix, which represents a rebirth of AI
Dungeon. Most noticeable was a complete overhaul of our UI/UX, making it more
intuitive and engaging yet familiar for experienced players. Phoenix has
significantly sped up how fast we can deliver new features to users and has also
brought improved stability, device compatibility, and performance gains. We’ve
also introduced new capabilities like Story Cards, theming, custom images, and
more. It was a dramatic change, so Phoenix had a long Beta period where we
gathered feedback from players and implemented improvements before making it the
primary version of AI Dungeon.

An AI-generated image of a robot bust in the Renaissance time period. 

Now, with the strong foundation built from Phoenix, we’re ready for our next
chapter of AI Dungeon focused entirely on the AI experience. We’re calling it
the “AI Renaissance”.

The Renaissance will feature new models (in addition to the ones announced
today), improvements to model settings, increased stability and performance,
more personalized model experiences, and more creative control over the AI.
We’ll share more details about our plans after the New Year.

For those following the development of AI Dungeon Heroes, the work we’re doing
for the AI Renaissance will lay the foundation for the launch of Heroes. We
intend to use a variety of models (both current and future) to bring the Heroes
experience to you. As Nick has mentioned in his Dev Logs, the planned launch
features for Heroes are stabilizing. The next step is to take the existing AI
game engine, which currently relies on larger models like GPT-4, and refine it
down to smaller and cheaper models while preserving or improving accuracy.


HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Santa setting a present of Mixtral and Mythomax under the Christmas tree

Finally, we want to wish all of you a very happy holiday season. We hope all of
you will be able to spend time with loved ones, take time away from the busyness
of life, and make some meaningful memories.

Our team will be taking some time off for the holidays as well. Phoenix was a
massive endeavor, and our team has been working long and hard all year. Most of
the team will be taking well-deserved breaks.

Our community and support team will still be checking in to address urgent
support issues, but we may not be as responsive as usual for all types of
requests.

We’re looking forward to coming back for 2024 and making it the best year yet
for AI Dungeon!

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2023/11/28


PLANS FOR RETIRING THE LEGACY VERSION OF AI DUNGEON


It's almost time to say goodbye to our old friend, the Legacy version of AI
Dungeon. Image of an older gentleman with a backpack about to depart on a
journey as the sun sets on the horizon.

Earlier this month, we sent out a player survey so you could tell us how you
feel about Phoenix, the newest version of AI Dungeon. We had over a thousand
responses in the two days the survey was up. After reviewing the results, you’ve
made it clear that Phoenix is an improvement over the Legacy version of AI
Dungeon. The majority of players prefer Phoenix over Legacy, and most of the
feedback we received for improving Phoenix is being addressed in updates that
have already been released or are being released this month. We’re still
listening to feedback, and we still have improvements we want to make, but
you’ve given us the confidence to move forward with retiring Legacy.

With the success of the Phoenix update, we’re now ready to announce plans for
retiring the Legacy version of AI Dungeon. Support for the Legacy version will
officially end on Dec 1, 2023. On December 31, 2023, we’ll begin the process of
shutting down Legacy.

Phoenix is the future of AI Dungeon and has already allowed us to develop new
features we couldn’t have done on Legacy. With a small team, we’re unable to
maintain two versions of AI Dungeon, and Phoenix is now superior to Legacy for
features, stability, and performance.

65.5% of players prefer Phoenix, 34.5% prefer Legacy

Although there were a few bumps along the way, players generally consider the
update a beneficial change. 65% of players prefer Phoenix over Legacy. With a
change this big, it’s understandable that not everyone will be happy with the
changes. However, the reception of Phoenix has been as good as we could have
hoped for. For any of you who are still dissatisfied, please continue to share
your feedback—we’re always looking for ways to improve the product.

How will you feel when Legacy AI Dungeon retires? 5% say "Yay, Good riddance".
31% say "Whatever, just let me keep playing the game." 49% say "Eh, kind of sad
but understandable." 15% say "Super dissapointed and will probably stop playing
the game."

As we said from the beginning, listening to and addressing player feedback for
Phoenix was one of the most important requirements before retiring Legacy. We
had a lengthy Beta period for Phoenix where we were able to collect player
feedback through user testing, analytics, feedback on social platforms (like
Discord and Reddit), and our support channels.

Some examples of things we added to Phoenix as a result of player feedback
include adding a list view for content cards and Story Cards, replacing “Undo to
Here” with “Erase to Here,” adding ChatGPT as the model for Story Card
generation, adding the ability to upload custom images, and introducing themes
and display options to the play screen. We also moved up the timeline for
migrating Legacy worlds into Phoenix scenarios. We also captured and fixed
hundreds of bugs and performance issues reported by players.

In the survey, many of you have requested features that will take more time to
build. Some of the features we have either started working on or will work on
soon include:

 * Adding a button for “Erase to here” (this is currently available as a
   command-based action)
 * Improvements to content cards (seeing more preview text, NSFW tags, play
   stats, etc.)
 * Better options for creating characters and using them in stories
 * Improved memory systems
 * RPG features like quests, inventory, or achievements

With Legacy retiring, our focus will shift to new AI models and improvements, AI
Dungeon features and improvements, developing Heroes, and continuing to improve
the performance and stability of AI Dungeon.

As always, thank you for your continued feedback and support. We are excited for
what’s coming and look forward to sharing more details with you soon!

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2023/10/17


PHOENIX IS COMING TO MOBILE OCTOBER 24TH



Since Phoenix became the default AI Dungeon web experience in mid-September, we
have followed similar success criteria for making the accompanying mobile apps
the default experience as well. Because the success criteria have been met, we
are now prepared to transition the primary version of the AI Dungeon mobile apps
to Phoenix instead of Legacy!

Success Criteria

 * All scoped features, including ones identified through user feedback, are
   implemented. These include: Game screen actions; World Info (now Story
   Cards); Reading Adventures view (others and your own); Scripting;
   Multiplayer; Performance improvements; and Accessibility features, including
   display settings.
 * All features are working on the iOS and Android versions of AI Dungeon. This
   means we’ve resolved all known Priority 1 (P1) and Priority 2 (P2) bugs
   discovered by beta testers.
 * All features support accessibility tools and standards.
 * All player feedback has been recorded and triaged. We have responded to as
   much feedback as possible and shared updates about how we’re applying that
   feedback.

While the apps have been in beta, we’ve built several new features and brought
over a few Legacy features that players said they missed in Phoenix:

 * Undo to Here (now /erase-to-here, or /eth)
 * Scenario Character Creator
 * Story Card Import & Export
 * Clickable Tags
 * Linked Accounts
 * Release Channel

You may have noticed we’re transitioning our mobile apps to Phoenix a few weeks
later than we estimated. We needed a few extra weeks to make sure our success
criteria were met, and the extra time allowed us to fix more bugs, add more
features, and keep working on stability and performance. It also took some time
for us to get enough feedback from players to feel confident moving forward.

Now, we are ready to announce a timeline for when we expect this transition to
happen officially. We’ll begin the rollout of Phoenix to the mobile apps on
Tuesday, October 24, 2023. We’re opting for a phased rollout for both the iOS
and Android apps. This will allow us to monitor for any issues and quickly
address bugs. The phased rollout schedule means it may take up to a week before
all players receive the update on their devices.

Once Phoenix becomes the default mobile app experience, we will move to the next
phase, which is preparation to retire Legacy. We expect this process to take
around 3 weeks. During that time, we’ll be fixing bugs, gathering feedback, and
implementing the following new features:

 * List View/Cards View
 * Improved Image Experience
 * Scenario Filters
 * Text Display Options

Throughout this process, we have been encouraged by messages and questions from
players.

> It would be great if the [app] could match the features and UI improvements of
> the web version.

> Are the Story Cards coming to the mobile app as well?

> This Phoenix update is well-thought and fixes many (if not all) issues of
> world creation. If you've quit using AI Dungeon earlier, this overhaul alone
> is worth checking the app out again.

> You guys have exceeded all my expectations here, very well done both
> conceptually and visually. This kind of flexibility of story setup and proper
> contextual consistency based on initial inputs/choices was really missing from
> the legacy version. This is the way!

> Thank you for all of your hard work and communication. I love your game and
> always have fun with it!

A big thank you to our players who have been testing and giving feedback all
along the way. We rely heavily on input from our community, alpha testers, and
beta testers to help us continuously improve AI Dungeon, and we are very
grateful for your support!

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