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 applications, services, and communities. This piece explores the existing environment of AI RP, from widely-used tools to groundbreaking techniques. https://bookmarksurl.com/story2809551/the-progression-of-ai-powered-interactive-storytelling-from-norse-legends-to-cutting-edge-ai