In general, I've found we use these more open-ended requests more frequently than more specific asks. It also knows whether I'm talking to it or Priscilla is, so it can make recommendations based on what we each listen to. If it gets the mood wrong, I can just tell it, for example, "that's not light, play something light", and it can both learn the classification for that song and adjust immediately. "At this point, I mostly just ask Jarvis to "play me some music" and by looking at my past listening patterns, it mostly nails something I'd want to hear. The year-long project was part of an effort to learn about the state of artificial intelligence, Zuckerberg wrote, and also an opportunity to experiment with cutting-edge technology at a time when voice-activated assistants like Amazon's Echo and Google Home are gaining widespread popularity. "Good morning Max, let's practice our Mandarin."
I'm entertaining her," the virtual assistant (voiced by Morgan Freeman) tells Zuckerberg, before turning his attention to the toddler.
In a tongue-in-cheek video he posted on Facebook Tuesday, Zuckerberg offers an example of Jarvis at work: "Max woke up a few minutes ago. It can also tell when Zuckerberg's 1-year-old daughter, Max, wakes up "so it can start playing music or a Mandarin lesson," he wrote. The virtual assistant texts Zuckerberg images of visitors who stop by during the day, and opens the front door for those it recognizes. The Facebook founder spent 100 hours putting together the virtual assistant - named after the artificial intelligence system in "Iron Man" - which understands spoken commands as well as text messages, he wrote in a 3,000-word Facebook post Monday.Īmong Jarvis's skills: Adjusting the home thermostat, turning on lights and operating the toaster. Mark Zuckerberg has a new housemate: Jarvis, an artificial intelligence assistant he created this year that can control appliances, play music, recognize faces and, perhaps most impressively, entertain his toddler.