How Big Tech is weaponising cuteness
From Meta’s new adorable mascot Jolly to OpenAI’s fuzzy agents, tech giants are using chubby cheeks and friendly faces to disguise surveillance and soothe AI anxiety
Black News 
With thick, plush arms and rosy, cherubic cheeks, Meta’s new AI mascot Jolly looks like a lamb crossed with Baymax from Big Hero 6. You can almost imagine snuggling it in your arms, gifting a stuffed version to your newborn niece, or walking a Jolly-like creature around the park. The design evokes a familiar feeling – one that babies, Hello Kitty and videos of barnyard animals becoming friends all trigger. That is, Jolly’shellip;
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