It came to me in a bad dream. Nothing can surprise me anymore.

• Any "AI avatar" or virtual character/mascot, regardless of if it's autonomous or actually operated by a person behind the scenes

• Has a consistent video and/or audio presence

• Pre-recorded or non-realtime counts

• Still counts if there's a regular human press secretary and a new "AI press secretary" role with similar capacities, as long as its official.

• Counts if appointed and quickly revoked.

• I'll know it when I see it. Must be an official role, significant enough to be embarassed thinking of future historians learning about it.