The closest approximations we have to true artificial intelligence and hard-light holograms are constant casualties of misunderstood technology. It’s why when I see the two combined, I can’t help but breathe a deep sigh of consternation. Then I have to listen to the incessant prattling of a digital avatar inside a jar, and my exasperation turns to pure annoyance.
Anyway, MSI came to Computex with a desktop PC, the MEG Vision X2 AI, built with a massive glass cylinder in front. Inside the container sat the Taiwanese gaming company’s cute dragon mascot, Lucky. The hologram display uses mirrors and projectors to create the sense of a 3D image. You need to stand directly in front of it to make the character seem 3D. In other words, this isn’t a hologram you can manipulate with your own hands; it’s a lighting trick. Remember Razer’s Project Ava, aka the “AI waifu?” It was essentially basic holographic technology attached to AI, creating a conversational, desk-side assistant. It was long-winded and not very helpful back at CES 2026, but the concept seems to be sticking within the gaming peripheral community. © Kyle Barr / Gizmodo I sat there, listening to MSI’s hologram talk my ear off for more than two minutes, after it received the prompt “introduce yourself.” The AI took nearly 10 seconds to respond, then went on a tirade. “Hey, I’m LuckyClaw, MSI’s official AI assistant, here to help you…” Its voice had a tone somewhere between that of the 1990s Sonic the Hedgehog cartoon’s Sonic and a carnival barker. It went on and on about MSI’s promoting “40 years of innovation,” how it was “built for natural conversation,” and so forth.
