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Yandex introduces Smesharik characters to Alisa AI chat

September 23, 2026, 09:25 UTC · Moscow, Russia · Europe

Yandex's Alisa AI chatbot now features Krosh and Nyusha from the Smesharik universe as new AI characters.

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