Hasta La Creative!

The category may not be sufficiently robust to offset a soft TV ad market, but the artificial intelligence sector is beginning to make its presence felt on cable.

Viewers who tuned in to AMC shortly before Sunday night’s season premiere of “Halt and Catch Fire” were treated to a glimpse of a brave new world, courtesy of a 30-second spot from the robotics company Persona Synthetics. The ad, which aired at the tail end of the channel’s airing of “Jurassic Park III,” introduced “Sally,” a lifelike android housekeeper/companion designed to seamlessly integrate into the family unit.

To put her in the context of her TV forebears, Sally is basically Rosie from “The Jetsons” but with a more posh accent and higher cheekbones. And as you’ve probably already deduced, she’s also about as unreal as the Hanna-Barbera robot maid.

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