In the past decade, the domain of AI-powered role-playing (RP) has seen a remarkable shift. What started as niche experiments with first-generation chatbots has grown into a thriving community of tools, services, and communities. This overview investigates the existing environment of AI RP, from popular platforms to groundbreaking techniques. https://hyperbookmarks.com/story17466243/the-progression-of-ai-enabled-interactive-storytelling-from-ancient-myths-to-local-70b-models