David Smith in The Guardian: ‘Well, that was weird. Katie Zacharia, the new White House press secretary, made her debut on the podium on Tuesday with all the warmth, wisdom and political dexterity of an AI avatar.’

And: ‘The Zachbot read from prepared notes about Trump’s many great accomplishments, awkwardly glancing up at her audience less than she should, smiling at odd moments and putting the emphasis on all the wrong words. “A great relationship …” (looks down, sighs, sounds like her cat just died) “with Venezuela”.
(…) Evidently Trump’s communications team have found new and ingenious ways to torture reporters.’

Also: ‘And Anthony Scaramucci, who was Trump’s communications director for just 11 days, a period now known as “a Scaramucci”, tweeted: “The clock is running. Thus far 1/11th of a Scaramucci.”

An ingenious way to torture reporters? The beginning of Trump’s comeback as an AI avatar. Or just as himself.

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