https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/tech-companies-roll-out-cuddly-mascots-to-ease-ai-anxietyContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/tech-companies-roll-out-cuddly-mascots-to-ease-ai-anxietyhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/tech-companies-roll-out-cuddly-mascots-to-ease-ai-anxiety#u105885Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:05:30 +0000Artificial intelligence companies are deploying adorable characters like OpenAI's Dots and Meta's Muse to encourage user adoption and build loyalty. As platforms ask consumers to hand over sensitive access to their personal inboxes and credit cards, firms are betting that friendly visual representations can lower user anxiety. Industry players are pushing these personal agents as the future of human-computer interaction, masking underlying data collection motives with charm offensives to overcome widespread skepticism about automated digital assistants.Why it mattersMajor technology