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"We're using Robby as a bit of an avatar for everybody who doesn't quite recognise themselves or why they're behaving the way they are," Wyle explains.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

In “The Secret Lives of Murderers’ Wives,” a pants-wearing female reporter who encourages Elsie serves as an avatar of the changing attitudes toward women and their role in society.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

In the troika of major figures in the Russian Revolution, Trotsky stood for ideas and Stalin represented power; their predecessor, Vladimir Lenin, had fused the two values as the frowning avatar of communist leadership.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Among the most notable is Scarlett Johansson, who sued the image-generating app Lisa AI in 2023 for creating an AI-generated avatar in her likeness for an advertisement without her consent.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

Her avatar lost its human form and dissolved into a pulsing amorphous blob that changed its size and color in synch with the music.

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