New York’s Port Authority has announced that Airus Media hologram assistants will be installed at NYC airports to answer traveler questions. From Sarah Kessler at Mashable:

“One of the new customer service representatives at New York City’s three major airports this summer will stand out from the rest. She is friendly, helpful, and made out of plexiglass.

In other words, she’s North America’s first avatar airport customer service representative.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey unveiled the virtual assistant Tuesday morning. It works by projecting video from a human spokesperson onto a life-size cutout of a woman.”