Tuesday, December 9, 2025
ADVT 
Tech

Mark Zuckerberg unveils Morgan Freeman-voiced AI assistant

Darpan News Desk, 21 Dec, 2016 11:24 AM
    PALO ALTO, Calif. — Mark Zuckerberg has enlisted the help of Morgan Freeman and taken a shot at Nickelback while unveiling his new artificial intelligence assistant.
     
    The Facebook founder and CEO showed off "Jarvis" with a post on the project and videos on his Facebook page.
     
    The voice interactive assistant takes its name from a similar AI device in the "Iron Man" films. Freeman provides its voice.
     
    Zuckerberg can be seen in the videos using Jarvis to control lights, the thermostat and even make toast. It also plays music, but when asked by Zuckerberg to play some good songs by the much derided Canadian band, Nickelback, Jarvis replies: "There are no good Nickelback songs."
     
    The videos feature his wife Priscilla Chan and their toddler daughter, Max.
     
    Zuckerberg calls the videos "a fun summary."

    MORE Tech ARTICLES

    Googling Yourself Now Leads To Personal Privacy Controls

    Googling Yourself Now Leads To Personal Privacy Controls
    Now all you need to do is Google yourself if you're wondering how deeply Google has been digging into your digital life.

    Googling Yourself Now Leads To Personal Privacy Controls

    Microsoft Seeks To Empower Every Indian: Satya Nadella

    Microsoft's focus on India is to empower every citizen and organisation so that they can perform better than their potential and achieve more for themselves and the country, the US giant's chief executive Satya Nadella said here on Monday.

    Microsoft Seeks To Empower Every Indian: Satya Nadella

    Sentence In Assault Case Cut By A Day To Avoid Immigration Trouble: Appeal Court

    Sentence In Assault Case Cut By A Day To Avoid Immigration Trouble: Appeal Court
      Court documents show Nigel Frater pleaded guilty last year to assault and two counts of breach of probation and was sentenced to six months in jail, which he had already served while awaiting trial.

    Sentence In Assault Case Cut By A Day To Avoid Immigration Trouble: Appeal Court

    Coming Soon To Twitter: More Room To Tweet

    The social media service said Tuesday that in coming months, photos, videos and other media won't count toward Twitter's 140-character limit.

    Coming Soon To Twitter: More Room To Tweet

    Apps are future of TV: Apple Boss Tim Cook

    Apps are future of TV: Apple Boss Tim Cook
    Cook was speaking at a meeting of tech and other startups in Amsterdam, two months after Apple announced software enhancements for its TV system, Apple TV, and knocked $50 off the price of its smart watch.

    Apps are future of TV: Apple Boss Tim Cook

    LinkedIn Confirms 2012 Hack Exposed 117 Million User Passwords

    LinkedIn Confirms 2012 Hack Exposed 117 Million User Passwords
    NEW YORK — LinkedIn said Wednesday that a 2012 breach resulted in more than 100 million of its users' passwords being compromised — vastly more than previously thought.

    LinkedIn Confirms 2012 Hack Exposed 117 Million User Passwords