Agent uses webcam to check if its user is paying attention, then beeps the Mac
pvncher · x · 2026-09-13
ryanvogel's AI assistant astra, while setting up OBS, noticed no response and looked through the camera to check whether he was actually looking at the screen (he wasn't). It then beeped the Mac to summon him and flashed its question on screen. A memorable — and slightly creepy — agent agency moment.
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