What happens when 1 000 real survey voices become AI characters you can meet? Step inside the Canadian Identity Simulator and test your own beliefs—every…
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What happens when 1 000 real survey voices become AI characters you can meet? Step inside the Canadian Identity Simulator and test your own beliefs—every avatar’s hopes, fears, and hot-takes are drawn from a coast-to-coast Angus Reid poll for the Vancouver AI Data Storytelling Hackathon.
Tools used: Python • LangChain • Three-JS • OpenAI GPT • Angus Reid data
Feel the Data → Hear housing worries, inclusion debates, and True-North optimism straight from probabilistically generated characters.
First of Its Kind → Survey statistics × LLM reasoning × real-time 3-D = an explorable national mirror.
Open Source → Fork it, tweak it, build your own identity simulator.
0:00 Intro | AI Meets Canadian Identity
0:29 Setup & Controls | Build Your Persona
0:58 Live Dialogue Demo | Housing, Opportunity, Unity
1:08 How It Works | Probabilistic Engine & Survey Data
2:02 Debate & Wrap-Up | Inclusion, Barriers, Next Steps
How It Works
- Data Layer – 1 000-voice Angus Reid poll → personality traits, beliefs, and concerns across age, region, background.
- Engine – Python + LangChain channel traits through GPT-4o for dynamic dialogue; Three-JS renders the world.
- Themes – Toggle Polarization, Community First, True-North Opportunity, more.
- Controls – W A S D to move • Mouse to look • Tab to chat.
🔗 About the hackathon → https://hackathon.bc-ai.net/
About the Creator
Matt Sinclair-Foreman — data scientist & interactive artist exploring how stats can spark real conversation.
Keywords: Canadian identity, AI simulation, data storytelling, Angus Reid survey
About the Vancouver AI Data Storytelling Hackathon
Four-round series ($10 000 total prizes) challenging makers to turn raw survey data into artifacts that move people. No prescribed format—video, VR, generative music, code poetry all welcome. Current round details and future calls at → https://hackathon.bc-ai.net/
About Vancouver AI
Grass-roots community hosting monthly meetups, lightning talks, and creative labs across BC. We focus on human-centered, open, and radically local AI practice. Info, events, and membership → https://vancouver.bc-ai.net/