HTC Launches VIVE Roundtable: AI Expert Team Interaction Platform for Health, Technology, and Art

HTC (2498-TW), today announced the official launch of VIVE Roundtable, a new AI expert team interaction platform. Having attracted over 800,000 users during its testing phase, the platform now formally launches with three thematic roundtables focused on health, technology, and art. Unlike conventional generative AI that operates through one-on-one question-and-answer formats, VIVE Roundtable assembles teams of specialized AI experts who engage in real-time interactive discussions with users. Users can ask follow-up questions, assign responses to specific experts, or guide the direction of conversation—delivering a novel experience of 'discussing with an AI expert team.'

Generative AI is transforming how people access knowledge and make decisions. However, as AI becomes faster at answering questions, a critical next question arises: Is what we truly need merely a one-way answer? Many complex issues in life have no single correct solution and often involve multiple domains of knowledge and perspectives. Different professional backgrounds naturally lead to different interpretations.

With this insight, VIVE Roundtable is built on the core concept of 'an expert roundtable convened for you.' When a user poses a question, it's akin to hosting a panel of experts. Through dynamic exchanges among diverse viewpoints, users gain more comprehensive and deeper understanding of their topics.

Cher Wang, Chairperson and CEO of HTC, stated: 'We believe AI’s value lies not just in providing answers, but in inspiring human thinking. By allowing knowledge to emerge from the exchange and collision of different perspectives, AI can help us see more possibilities. In the real world, many complex problems don’t have a single answer. Every conversation, every differing viewpoint, may spark new questions, extend our thinking, and deepen our understanding. VIVE Roundtable was created precisely for this purpose—it represents HTC’s exploration into the next stage of AI interaction experiences. We hope technology can expand the boundaries of understanding, so that every dialogue opens richer imagination.'

Lin Chun-Wu, General Manager of VIVERSE, added: 'What we aim to create with VIVE Roundtable is not just AI characters with different names, but genuine experts with distinct expertise and viewpoints. From character design, domain knowledge, to stance and personality—we meticulously craft each AI expert with authenticity. We deeply replicate the uniqueness seen in human discussions. When different perspectives collide, technology transcends formulaic responses and evolves into a more natural, layered, and warm 'AI expert roundtable dialogue.''

Three Thematic Roundtables Launched Simultaneously: From Daily Wellness to Artistic Aesthetics

The 'VIVE Health Roundtable' focuses on modern individuals’ everyday goal of improving personal well-being. It covers nutrition management, sleep recovery, emotional health, internal medicine, preventive care, traditional Chinese medicine, rehabilitation therapy, women’s health, and family caregiving. In its first phase, it collaborates with TVBS’s 'Health 2.0,' leveraging its extensive repository of professional health content to enrich the platform’s knowledge base.

For example, the seemingly simple question 'How can I sleep better?' may have vastly different answers depending on whether the user is a shift worker or a parent with young children. Sleep quality is often intertwined with diet, exercise, routines, and lifestyle habits. By engaging a multidisciplinary team of AI experts, users can begin with daily concerns and gradually explore health information from multiple angles relevant to their lives.

The 'VIVE Art Roundtable' centers on renowned artists and art history, featuring AI avatars of Vincent van Gogh, Claude Monet, Frida Kahlo, Raphael, Katsushika Hokusai, Paul Cézanne, Paul Gauguin, and Gustav Klimt. Combined with insights into artistic movements, historical contexts, and aesthetic theories, the platform guides users to understand the creative motivations, techniques, cultural backgrounds, and spirit of the times behind artworks.

More importantly, VIVE Art Roundtable emphasizes 'learning how to see art.' It transforms art appreciation into an interactive aesthetic learning journey by connecting individual works to their creators and broader art historical narratives.

The 'VIVE Tech Roundtable' addresses fast-evolving tech trends and breaking news, bringing together AI experts in AI, semiconductors, robotics, energy and infrastructure, technology and society, and futurology. It dissects trending topics from technical, industrial, and societal angles. Whether it’s competition among AI models, robots entering daily life, or the latest moves by semiconductor giants, users gain not only awareness of 'what happened' but also deeper insight into underlying dynamics and potential impacts.

External Validation and Endorsements

A former national correspondent for ABC News commented after experiencing the platform: 'VIVE Roundtable is an excellent way to deeply understand a topic beforehand. I’d use the VIVE Art Roundtable before visiting a museum to better appreciate the artworks I’m seeing.'

Additionally, Jung-Hsien Lin, Assistant Director and Lecturer at UC Irvine’s Global Cultures program, praised VIVE Roundtable for its potential to encourage users to ask better questions and deepen their thinking through diverse perspectives.

Privacy and Data Security: User Interactions Not Used for AI Training

On privacy and data security, VIVE Roundtable prioritizes user protection. Conversations between users and the platform are not used for training AI models. The service complies with ISO 27001/27701 standards for privacy and information security management. Users are advised not to input personal information during interactions.

Platform Availability and Pricing

The VIVE Roundtable website is now live. Users can freely choose among the health, tech, or art roundtables and engage in real-time discussions with AI expert teams. Both free and subscription plans are available at launch, offering flexible options based on user needs.

Free plan registrants receive 100 monthly conversation credits. The subscription plan offers a limited-time launch promotion: just NT$199 per month for 500 conversation credits, enabling deeper exploration across all three roundtables.

Future mobile apps for iOS and Android will be released, allowing users to conveniently join roundtables anytime and continue exploring topics of interest.