WSJ Tech News Briefing· Folge 3245

Why Cute Mascots Are the New Faces of AI

Donnerstag, 8. Oktober 2026 · 10 min

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Along with new AI agents and tools, Meta Platforms, OpenAI, and Anthropic are rolling out mascots. It’s part of an effort to put a cuddlier face on AI tools (wsj.com/tech/ai/tech-companies-roll-out-cuddly…) amid the rise in anxieties about the technology. WSJ advertising editor Suzanne Vranica (wsj.com/news/author/suzanne-vranica?mod=WSJ_TN…) joins to discuss how fuzzy little guys could help make the technology feel less scary to skeptics.

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