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Nvidia’s AI avatar sat on my computer screen and weirded me out
Nvidia unveiled a prototype AI avatar at CES 2025 that lives on your PC's desktop. The AI assistant, R2X, looks like a video game character, and it can
Users can talk with R2X through text and voice, upload files to it for processing, or even enable the AI assistant to view what’s happening live on your screen or camera. In demos with TechCrunch, Nvidia’s avatar had an uncanny-valley feel to it — its face sometimes got stuck in odd positions, and its tone felt a little aggressive at times. An Nvidia product lead says the company is working to give these AI avatars agentic abilities as well, so that R2X could one day take actions on your desktop.
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