{"id":397871,"date":"2020-12-10T16:46:44","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T21:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=397871"},"modified":"2020-12-10T16:46:44","modified_gmt":"2020-12-10T21:46:44","slug":"virtual-santa-uses-real-ai-to-talk-to-children-around-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/virtual-santa-uses-real-ai-to-talk-to-children-around-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual Santa Uses Real AI to Talk to Children Around the World"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nChildren from 170 countries have talked to the world\u2019s first fully artificially intelligent Santa Claus for free, with no time limits; AI Tech Company StoryFile funded and created Ask Santa as a Christmas gift during the pandemic; Children\u2019s COVID concerns answered
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Los Angeles, CA, Dec. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The COVID-19 Pandemic was going to prevent many children from speaking with Santa Claus<\/strong> this year. But, AI startup StoryFile<\/strong> had other plans \u2013 Christmas would not be cancelled. Today StoryFile<\/a>\u00a0announced that AskSanta.com<\/a>, the world’s first artificially intelligent, virtual Santa Claus, has already been visited by children from over 170 countries. Today, the site allows children of all ages to interact with Santa in real time, for free, and with no time limits. Heather Smith, Co-Founder & CEO of StoryFile<\/strong>, developed the idea to use her company\u2019s conversational video technology to usher in the holiday spirit. StoryFile created AI powered Ask Santa as a gift to children everywhere.\u00a0<\/p>\n

While there are many virtual Santa experiences this year, Ask Santa is the only one that is free, interactive, and answers questions in real time. While some custom video experiences can cost as much as $58 for 8 minutes, Ask Santa has no time limit, or limit on the number of sessions per child or family. The idea was to create an experience for people to speak with Santa from the comfort and safety of their homes\u00a0\u2013\u00a0and have the opportunity to ask Santa (almost) anything! Ask Santa is even being visited by large groups using big screen TVs or monitors. Ask Santa is a webpage app that works on any browser on smartphones, tablets, desktops etc.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cBy far the most frequent thing kids bring up with Ask Santa is their concern for his safety during the pandemic. We are seeing through the interactions just how concerned children are \u00a0\u2013 and they are telling Santa they are hungry, or sharing that a relative passed away.\u00a0 It is heartbreaking at times, but we are comforted by the fact that Santa is offering an empathetic and comforting outlet,\u201d said StoryFile CEO Heather Smith<\/strong>. \u201cAsk Santa answers these questions and shows the spirit of the holiday is about compassion and community more than ever–not just gifts. That said, many children still ask Christmas specific questions, and \u2018Am I on the naughty or nice list?\u2019 is still a top question!\u201d<\/p>\n

What makes Ask Santa stand above the entire Santa business sector, is that when children ask Santa a question, they receive direct and immediate answers and responses. StoryFile\u2019s technology means that children can have face-to-face conversations that are very much needed in today\u2019s socially and physically distanced world. In addition, children are writing in letters to Santa and receiving responses from Santa and his team within 24 hours.<\/p>\n

Top questions and subjects asked of Santa include:<\/p>\n