08-03-2017 22:26 via theverge.com

Soylent is getting an AI spokesperson, because it wasn’t dystopian enough already

Soylent, the food replacement substance that shares a name with a 1973 movie about cannibalism, will now be advertised by a fictional AI spokeswoman who also runs a store on the dark web. Trish, as the void-faced silver box is known, is “a nutrition-obsessed artificially intelligent spokesperson” who will “educate people on how to use a range of products” and “help make food decisions easier and stress-free.” She’s the joint product of Soylent and advert
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