Pentagon envisions electronic office assistant for busy human bosses

[Judi Lynn]

Posted on Wed, Jun. 01, 2005

Pentagon envisions electronic office assistant for busy human bosses
By Robert S. Boyd
Knight Ridder Newspapers

WASHINGTON - With a strong push from the Pentagon, computer scientists are trying to create an artificial "personal office assistant" that's smart enough to handle routine tasks for a human boss, military or civilian.

The researchers aim to build an electronic system that understands human language, takes and remembers instructions, learns from its experiences and copes with unexpected situations.

It won't make coffee, but it also won't grumble or demand a raise.

The automated aide-de-camp is supposed to be able to sort e-mail, schedule meetings, make plane reservations, collect information for reports and carry out other humdrum, time-consuming chores for busy human managers.
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http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/11790165.htm

[catzies]

1. And will never blow the whistle. Maybe the reason for this release now?

:shrug: