Kirk Smith gave a presentation to a digital-based corporation.

  "With the recent outbreak, the majority of your workers operate remotely, disrupting physical collaboration with many functional limitations."

  "What are you proposing, Mr. Smith?"—the CEO asked.

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  "AW-1—designed to plugin and act as a physical avatar in the workplace."

  "What about maintenance?" asked the CTO.

  "Excellent question. In the package, we offer an AI-driven version not only to maintain but learn from the avatars. As it learns their interactions, it'll help you to replace your remote workforce as part of your transition to a fully automated business model."