The WSJ sums up the recent move to make AI agents cuddlier:
The aim is to make the AI assistants now writing code, crawling the internet and booking appointments on our behalf a little more approachable, distinct and trustworthy. If the Jolly Green Giant could get kids to eat their vegetables, perhaps a sweet anthropomorphic triangle can win over AI skeptics.
Tech Companies Roll Out Cuddly Mascots to Ease AI Anxietywsj.comMeta, OpenAI and others are associating their AI agents and tools with cute characters to win over skeptics.