Talking paperclip inspires less irksome virtual assistant

July 30, 2009 | Source: New ScientistTech

CALO (Cognitive Assistant that Learns and Organizes) — a project that involved over 60 universities and research organisations and is the largest ever non-classified AI project — ends this Friday and has produced a virtual assistant that can sort, prioritize, and summarize email; automatically schedule meetings; and prepare briefing notes before them.