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Speaking of that, the images and the joke, let’s talk about using the AI avatar.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

McKinsey is testing the avatar with undergraduates applying for business-analyst jobs in some North American offices this fall, and hundreds of candidates are likely to participate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

“If you designed your Muse avatar or if you designed your Dot in the likeness of your pet, perhaps you would feel a little bit more forgiving if your pet coughs up a hairball, right?”

From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026

The avatar recurs throughout the film, speaking words drawn from Musk’s interviews and public appearances.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

I’d asked him once if he looked anything like his avatar in real life, and he’d jokingly replied, “Yes. But in real life, I’m even more handsome.”

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

One reason the first film adaptation of “Street Fighter,” which came out in 1994 and starred Jean-Claude Van Damme, was unintentionally hilarious was that writer-director Steven E. de Souza took the game’s one-note avatars seriously.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

The startup Manus AI, which Meta once sought to buy, has its own platform for organizing a team of big-eyed AI avatars which, like Dots, come in various shapes and colors and can emote.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026

But I think the whole industry is also asking for trouble with grown-ups, who are also seeing a lot of damage to themselves, by replacing real relationships with chatbot avatars.

From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026

Organoids are "biological models" or "avatars" for human brain cells that are far less complex and do not receive sensory input, she added.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

The log-out sequence was designed this way to prevent avatars from using it as an easy way to escape a fight.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline