Jesus, I had to do a double take because I thought the stick person had somehow trapped a little human inside a pod for their entertainment and I was so confused.
I’m still confused. What is the little pod and detritus around it supposed to represent?
I remember seeing a recent Kickstarter that has a sort of holographic AI friend in a “container” like that, and it reached funding far past its goal.
There’s also this thing by Razer
Project AVA: 3D Hologram AI Desk Companion | Razer United States

Meet AVA, your 3D hologram AI for work, life and gaming. Boost productivity and win more. Reserve now for 24/7 AI support!

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Fucking gamers…
I think it represents a phone.
It would be pretty sick if I could shove a Cortana into it tho…
Do you really own it though? Is it fully local? Or is it based on some online slop-as-a-service provider who might kill your girlfriend at any given moment?

CES

You don’t need to read further to find out. But that formulation is by the journalist, I just copied the headline.

Nice

Can’t believe they let him in

and my dumb ass thought it was a phone
Thank God, I thought it was analogue to the pony in a jar meme.

No thank you, I like my women flesh and blood. Or if technology gets way better than I expect it to in my lifetime: thinking feeling beings capable of choosing to leave with soft bits.

Fuck this shit is sad

Flesh and blood women taste better.
Yeah, but digital ones are byte size
So youbare holding out for the physical Terminator version.
I’ll respect AI girlfriends when they’re self cleaning, same as real girlfriends
Like a UV system in the mouth?
I was thinking soap and water but if you’re nasty like that sure
How about the sexy anime guy that they also have in the avatar selection? Or the disembodied Razer logo cloud thing avatar?
Listen, I’d fuck a cryptic but that’s the closest I’d get to either of those
Cryptic - The Coppermind - 17th Shard

Thanks for the context. I figured the comic was just ai slop itself…

Haha, holy crap. Hasn’t seen that. Thankyou.

Razer releasing a holo-wife is not a thing I ever imagined.

I got the holo-waifu, but not the broken piggy bank, I thought it was a bong