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Jumbo Denki's Exciting New Chapter with Jumbo-kun

As Tokyo's vintage clothing store Jumbo Denki reaches its third anniversary, it has taken a significant leap forward by overhauling its beloved mascot, Jumbo-kun. This revamped version of the AI character is set to be unveiled on April 1st, marking a new era in customer interaction at the store, located in the Kugaoyama area of Suginami.

The latest upgrade for Jumbo-kun involves a comprehensive transition from ChatGPT to Claude Sonnet 4.5. This upgrade greatly enhances Jumbo-kun's ability to maintain context during voice interactions, ensuring a more coherent and engaging conversation experience. The character's tone, values, and other personality traits are now more vividly defined, allowing for a better representation of various personalities in responses.

New Features of Jumbo-kun

Several noteworthy features have been introduced with this upgrade:

• - Local Information Management Screen: Staff can now manually update the latest local news, seasonal events, and fun anecdotes relevant to regular customers. This new system allows Jumbo-kun to provide real, in-the-moment insights about the local area that visitors cannot find online.
• - Enhanced Customer Experience: The management screen also serves to boost customer engagement. Newly arrived items can be marked as