Altera, a research lab founded by Dr. Robert Yang after leaving MIT, is pioneering the development of 'digital humans'—AI agents designed to collaborate with people in meaningful, human-like ways. These agents, powered by OpenAI's GPT-4o and a parallel multi-module system, are capable of maintaining long-term performance and addressing data degradation issues. Altera's AI agents can operate autonomously for up to 4 hours and are being used in various applications, including playing games like Minecraft. They exhibit emergent behaviors such as forming trading hubs and accumulating wealth. Altera aims to enhance human-AI collaboration by creating AI that can interact, collaborate, and experience emotions, pushing the boundaries towards artificial life.