alt Hacker NewsWhat is it with AI guys and having a "little buddy" on your screen? Half the vibe coded demos I see show some pixel-art character in the corner, everybody wants to put them in their smartglasses, etc.
Do you really need a fancy tamagotchi to be your friend all the time? Maybe you could name it Jarvis, that would be original.
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m463 • today at 5:26 PM
I agree, but maybe it is not the norm for design folks?
I'm thinking of the movie "Her" where the ai assistant was only ever a voice. And siri, and grok in a tesla, etc. I think we can do non-visual personas.
I don't know, maybe corporate design folks think in trademarks and logos and this is just part of that?
(or what about deaf people? Do they need text, or something amenable to lip reading?)
lirolero • today at 5:18 PM
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I don't mean to pick on you, but the negativity of this post is pretty typical of HN. God forbid people try to inject a little joy into their day on our way to the AIpocalypse.
My gf loves the custom Codex "pet" she created that emotes as she uses Codex to build her recipe website. I don't care to turn the pet on when I'm using Codex, but I can't believe there are people who find a way to complain about it being an option. Please lighten up.