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ProxyFace adds local, emotional avatars to AI chats

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ProxyFace is an open-source project that adds a local, expressive avatar to AI interactions. It utilizes a small, on-device emotion model and eye-tracking to make the avatar react to AI output and the user's gaze. The project, built with React and Electron, emphasizes privacy with zero telemetry and allows for customizable pixel art characters. AI

IMPACT Enhances user experience for existing LLM applications by adding visual and emotional feedback.

RANK_REASON The cluster describes a product that integrates with existing LLMs, rather than a new model release or core AI research.

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ProxyFace adds local, emotional avatars to AI chats

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  1. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 English(EN) · SmartCity Jaen ·

    ProxyFace: Give Your AI a Face & Emotions (100% Local, Zero Telemetry)

    <p>Hey everyone 333,</p> <p>I wanted to share an open-source project called ProxyFace. If you're interacting with LLMs and want a more engaging experience, this adds a real-time, pixel-art avatar that reacts to the AI's output with actual emotions—and it runs entirely on your own…

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