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I saw a demo of the Agent at CES, and as charming as it is — with its big eyes and headphone ears (it’s a handle; one of the crew picked it up by it when it got stuck) — it doesn’t seem to do much that a stationary AI voice assistant couldn’t.

Those “legs” are just for dancing, and without arms, it’s not going to be taking out the trash or emptying the dishwasher. But then again, dancing might just be enough!

Now it’s signed a contract with an AI voice acting company called Replica Studios that it hopes will make licensing AI performances of actors easier — particularly for video games.

The article says Makanju’s coaching helped ingratiate Altman to US lawmakers. As the Post writes, the strategy “could also backfire” if things go sideways with AI and he becomes the focus of lawmakers’ ire.

The “splashproof” buds are priced at $199 and are available now.

He hasn’t yet announced what he’s working on, but he did note in a previous video that he’s still creating games. Hopefully this means whatever he is working on demands more of his time than creating for a YouTube channel will allow.

The new Segway Xafari and Segway Xyber electric bikes are pitched as off-roaders with GPS anti-theft, integrated alarms, automatic power adaptation, and integrated hub locks. On sale “late 2024” for a TBD price.

At CES 2024, Swarovski, one of the best optic manufacturers around, has announced the Ax Visio AI-supported 10 x 32 binoculars, which, according to the company, can help you identify over 9,000 birds. Priced at $4,799 (well, it’s Swarovski, what did you expect?), the Ax Visio will be available starting February 1st.

MSI says the Claw will ship this year, priced at $699 to start, or more if you’re willing to pay for an Intel Core Ultra 7 CPU.