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Developer creates AI voice assistant Ernest with live avatar

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A developer has created a personal AI voice assistant named Ernest, which features a live avatar and can perform tasks via voice commands. In a demonstration, Ernest greeted a friend, told an AI-themed joke, and generated a voice-commanded animated SVG of an air conditioner, even adding a monkey with bananas before saving the file. AI

IMPACT Demonstrates advancements in personal AI assistants capable of complex voice-driven tasks and avatar integration.

RANK_REASON The item describes a personal AI tool created by an individual developer, not a release from a major AI lab or a significant industry event.

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Developer creates AI voice assistant Ernest with live avatar

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    I made my own Jarvis and he's already suspicious of me. His name is Ernest: a personal AI voice assistant with a live avatar. In this 2-minute demo he greets a

    I made my own Jarvis and he's already suspicious of me. His name is Ernest: a personal AI voice assistant with a live avatar. In this 2-minute demo he greets a friend, tells a joke about AI (not) taking over the world, generates a fully animated SVG air conditioner by voice, adds…

    LINKS youtube.com/watch

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