Canadian Company Looks To Launch J.A.R.V.I.S.-Like Virtual Assistant Soon

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Canadian-based Ainova Robot is soon releasing a virtual assistant app that intends to bring real conversation to users.  J.A.E.S.A.'s creators are aiming to make their AI "as close to a living being as possible."

Ainova Robotics, a Canadian-based start-up is trying to make a virtual personal assistant like J.A.R.V.I.S. in Iron Man a reality.

The company has designed an artificially intelligent virtual personal assistant called J.A.E.S.A. (Just Another Essentially Smart Application), and is soon to release the first version of the software on Android, after a successful Kickstarter campaign this past summer.

According to Ainova Robotics:

Forget your past expectations about artificial intelligence - J.A.E.S.A. will easily surpass them. She's more human than anything before her - she has feelings, memory, character and ability to think independently. Our goal is to make Jaesa as close to a living being as possible!

J.A.E.S.A. is programmed with machine learning to search for information for you and to read it out to you, much like Siri, however, J.A.E.S.A. goes a few steps further. Ainova Robotics' chief executive Arseniy Nikulchenko compares J.A.E.S.A. to Siri in this video:

"We really liked the concept of J.A.R.V.I.S. in Iron Man and we looked into the existing market but there are only search programs like Siri. We're targeting true artificial intelligence, something that would let you converse with a virtual assistant."

You can command the J.A.E.S.A. personal assistant to talk to a user on any topic, including sophisticated ones, just like a human would. She also has all the generic assistant features, such as web search, GPS, weather forecast, she can launch and stop apps, answer calls, reply to text messages and more. The developers claim she also has extensive security capabilities and integration with Smart House controls, allowing you to control everything at home by voice.

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"We really liked the concept of J.A.R.V.I.S. in Iron Man and we looked into the existing market but there are only search programs like Siri. We're targeting true artificial intelligence, something that would let you converse with a virtual assistant," Arseniy Nikulchenko told IBTimes UK.

At 150MB in size, will be able to run on iOS and Android devices, as well as Windows OS, Windows Phone and Mac OS X.

According to Nikulchenko, who has been working on the project for over two years, J.A.E.S.A.'s personality will evolve from the default set up as you talk to her thanks to machine learning technology.

"J.A.E.S.A. uses CRF++ programming library for machine learning, as well as neuro-linguistic programming patterns – a complex approach using psychology and technology that tries to imitate how real people respond to things, finds context in words and adds them to [her] library," he explains.

Due to interest from backers on Kickstarter, Nikulchenko says that his company will offer users the option to have J.A.E.S.A.'s interface look like Tony Stark's from the Marvel films, or it will be shown with virtual body and face.

Ainova Robotics is also now in talks with CrossWing, a firm that has created an interactive personal robotics ecosystem called virtualMe, to possibly provide the personal assistant technology for medical purposes.

There is no firm date yet on the release of J.A.E.S.A., but it should be soon according to the company's Facebook page.

By 33rd Square

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