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During a workplace engagement event in Glasgow, ISS wanted to create an unexpected moment that would welcome employees into the building while showcasing emerging AI technology.
Working with Ailias, ISS welcomed employees with a life-size AI Digital Human featuring an AI-powered interpretation of Nikola Tesla—a fitting symbol of innovation that encouraged curiosity and conversation throughout the day.
Although designed as a surprise-and-delight activation rather than a core event feature, the installation demonstrated how AI Digital Humans can transform everyday corporate spaces into engaging interactive experiences.
ISS wanted something different.
Rather than traditional signage or static displays, the objective was to create an experience that immediately communicated innovation and encouraged curiosity as employees arrived throughout the day.
The activation needed to:
Visitors could naturally speak with the character, ask questions and experience real-time AI conversation without downloading an app or interacting with a touchscreen. With no learning curve or complicated interface, the technology disappeared into the background, allowing the conversation itself to become the focus of the experience.
The installation was delivered as a complete turnkey experience including:
The result was a highly realistic digital character that immediately attracted attention within the building lobby.
One of the advantages of deploying AI experiences in live environments is learning how people naturally interact with new technology.
While many employees were curious and engaged with the character, the project also highlighted something we’ve since incorporated into future deployments:
Context matters.
Without clear branding or explanation, some visitors were unsure why the AI Digital Human was present.
This reinforced an important principle we now recommend for all client activations:
The most successful AI Digital Human experiences combine realistic technology with a clear purpose, recognisable personality and strong visual storytelling.
Whether that’s a CEO welcoming visitors, a product expert, a brand ambassador or an officially licensed personality, giving audiences an immediate reason to engage significantly increases interaction.
These insights continue to shape how we design experiences today.
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The same technology can be deployed across many workplace environments, including:
Every live deployment provides valuable insight into how people interact with AI Digital Humans in real-world environments. While the technology consistently attracts attention, this project reinforced that the most successful experiences combine realistic conversation with a clear purpose and context.
It also highlighted the importance of character selection. In this activation, an AI-powered interpretation of Nikola Tesla reflected the event’s focus on innovation and technology. For many organisations, however, engagement can be even stronger when the digital human is someone audiences immediately recognise and connect with—whether that’s a CEO, subject matter expert, brand ambassador or an officially licensed personality.
Perhaps most importantly, the project demonstrated that AI Digital Humans are no longer experimental technology. They can be reliably deployed within busy corporate environments to create memorable experiences, encourage conversation and showcase innovation. As organisations become more familiar with conversational AI, these experiences are increasingly evolving from one-off activations into permanent digital assistants, brand representatives and visitor engagement tools.
Instant language switching allows every visitor to enjoy the experience in their preferred language, without changing the character or the conversation.
Every interaction is unique, allowing visitors to ask their own questions and enjoy natural conversations powered by conversational AI.
Visitors could take a selfie with Nikola Tesla, creating a memorable takeaway that extended the experience beyond the conversation itself.
As conversational AI continues to mature, organisations are beginning to explore how AI Digital Humans can play a much larger role than simply creating memorable event moments. From welcoming visitors and supporting employees to representing brands and delivering expert knowledge, the opportunities are expanding rapidly across corporate environments.
Every deployment helps refine not only the technology, but also the experience itself. Projects like this continue to shape our understanding of how character selection, storytelling and clear purpose combine to create meaningful audience engagement.
For Ailias, this project was another important step in demonstrating that AI Digital Humans can be successfully deployed in real-world business environments. We look forward to helping more organisations transform the way they communicate, engage and connect through natural, conversational digital experiences.
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Discover how Ailias created a multilingual AI Digital Human for NiCE World, extending a keynote presentation into hundreds of personalised conversations.
Explore how AI Digital Humans work, where they’re being deployed and why they’re transforming customer and visitor experiences.
From executive communications and innovation centres to training, visitor engagement and live events, explore how organisations are using AI Digital Humans to create more engaging business experiences.
Every experience is designed around a clear business objective—whether that's extending expertise, improving customer engagement or making knowledge more accessible.
Creating a convincing Digital Human is about more than visual realism. We carefully capture personality, communication style and the details that make each individual recognisable.
We believe meaningful conversations create stronger engagement than passive content. Every Digital Human is designed to answer questions naturally and encourage exploration.
Native multilingual conversation enables organisations to communicate consistently with visitors, customers and employees around the world through a single Digital Human experience.
Every design decision—from appearance and conversation to personality and supporting content—is guided by one question: Will this create a better experience for the visitor?
Technology is only the starting point. Our goal is to create Digital Human experiences that help organisations communicate more effectively, extend the reach of their experts and deliver measurable value.
Ailias is a cutting-edge provider of life-size, fully conversational, AI-powered hologram solutions. Our holograms represent historical figures, celebrities, or custom characters, offering real-time, natural conversations powered by advanced AI, combining perfect lip sync within a large format holobox.
No. Holobox displays are one delivery format, but Ailias can also work with compact hologram systems, transparent OLED, LCD mirror displays, light-field displays and bespoke installations.
Unlike services that offer pre-recorded avatars or live-streamed video feeds, Ailias delivers real-time conversational holograms with AI-driven speech and 3D life-size projection, ideal for museums, events, and brand activations.
Absolutely. We specialise in creating bespoke avatars - from fictional characters to modern-day celebrities or brand ambassadors. Just provide us with reference materials, and we’ll handle the rest.
You do - provided you have the legal rights to the person or likeness being used. We work with clients who already hold IP rights, licenses, or personal consent to use the face, voice, or image of real individuals (whether celebrities, historical figures, or private persons).
Ideal for: Museums & galleries, Heritage and educational sites, Live events and sports stadiums, Film premieres and brand launches, Corporate lobbies and product showrooms.
Absolutely. We offer custom branding, from Holobox skins and custom installations, to dialogue content aligned with your campaign messaging.
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