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138 Meta wants your smile, squats, and small talk — and it's paying $50 an hour to scan them for its next-gen VR avatars

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Effie Webb @ Business Insider · 05/14/2025 13:09 EDT

Meta wants your smile, squats, and small talk — and it's paying $50 an hour to scan them for its next-gen VR avatars

Project Warhol comes as Meta calls 2025 its "most critical year" for VR, avatars, and AI wearables.

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