Just a heads up on a new service that you may not be aware of. Inworld AI provide an easy to use AI character service. They already use Ready Player Me avatars. Whilst it may prove expensive for individual shop owners to set up a 24/7 AI shop assistant there is a provision to set up a custom deal with them that may be advantageous for the whole Valt i.e. not just shop owners but random characters inhabiting the various quarters. See inworld.ai for details. I am in no way connected with them but am looking to integrate an AI shopkeeper in my shop but didn't want to keep this idea to myself ! Perhaps shop owners could piggyback a better deal that RFOX could attract and pay a little subby to per AI character within their shop?