Here's Jarvis [video] (facebook.com)

would have appreciated a real demo...

Per usual, the media will go crazy with this marketing/promoesque video, and ignore the actual state of the tech.

In a previous thread, I mentioned that Paul Bettany would be the best voice for this sort of system. That said, Morgan Freeman is a fine alternative.

Vacuum the living room... Open the garage door... Mow the lawn... Switch TV to HBO... Compose an email with Jarvis...

There are a lot of things I'd like to have my personal assistant do, along with the proper connection to some real equipment. I hope this finally gets past being a gimmick. Maybe Zuckerberg will help to spawn the market.

That was actually pretty funny and cute.

> In case it's not clear, this is meant to be a fun summary and not a live demo. - Mark Zuckerberg

I want an assistant than can do things I can't do. I'm perfectly capable of switching on the lights or making my own toasts or letting my parents in. What I really want is an assistant that can do my taxes or find a damn good leather repair shop to come and pick up my couch that needs repairing. (Not so easy when you're not fluent in the native language!)

This is a joke video right? I was sure it was while watching it, but the other comments here seem to imply this is a real thing.

Shame - I have no facebook account and can not view. Any other sources ?

see also long text post yesterday: https://www.facebook.com/notes/mark-zuckerberg/building-jarv..., discussion here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13212976

Regardless of it being true or not, it still feels kind of a gimmick to have a "bot" like that.

Surprised he didn't build the app with react native. Would have thought it was a good marketing opportunity for one of (IMO) FB's best open source dev products. I appreciate the "whatever tool works to get it done attitude" though so no judgements and maybe that's ultimately a more important message. Just seems confusing that they booked Morgan Freeman but missed that marketing opportunity?

Here's the "real" demo https://www.fastcompany.com/3066478/mind-and-machine/mark-zu...

I've checked my calendar a couple times and nope, it's not April. This is also not on funnyordie.com so severely confused. The only possible real applications in this video are already done well by siri/google/alexa .. so he's either entering a well established market late or just talking about a pet project?