Partnership Overview - Theta Labs:
PlayVS and Theta Labs, the leading blockchain-powered decentralized cloud provider for AI and media, announced the launch of an AI agent for the PlayVS College League (PCL), the largest collegiate esports league in North America with thousands of students competing each semester.
Key Elements and Activations:
Theta built an AI agent PCL Bot, trained and deployed on Theta EdgeCloud's distributed GPU infrastructure, which will handle league operations queries and provide instant access to competition information for thousands of students in PCL's player and fan community across North America. The agent will be accessible through Discord and PCL's website throughout the collegiate school season.
With the addition of the PCL Bot, the PCL team will be better equipped to handle queries and questions from the community at a much more seamless and efficient pace. The AI agent will be responsible for responding to questions about match schedules, opponent matchups, league rules, code of conduct procedures, and dispute resolution for college players competing in PCL.
As part of the partnership, Theta will be named as the official sponsor of the "matchup stats". During preview segments leading into the match, PCL Casters will showcase stats of the two competing teams. Theta will be named the presenting sponsor of the stats used for the segment.
In addition to the tech & broadcast integration, PCL will also be developing a year round suite of social activations highlighting use of the AI chatbot to support the scholastic esports community.
Additionally during live LAN events powered by PCL, Theta will be granted activation space to speak to STEM students about their work in AI.
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“This conversational AI agent represents the kind of intelligent, responsive technology that actually serves collegiate esports,” said CEO of Theta Labs, Mitch Liu. “Students get the information they need instantly instead of waiting around in Discord DMs. We're seeing EdgeCloud become the go-to platform for gaming teams, players, and leagues that want to deploy this type of always-on fan experience, and PCL is a perfect example of how AI can make operations smoother for everyone involved."
Mitch Liu - CEO of Theta Labs