Comments on: The Future: Personal Assistants (Companions) http://danielmiessler.com/blog/the-future-personal-assistants-companions grep understanding Fri, 25 May 2012 02:15:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: True Digital Assistants | dmiessler.com http://danielmiessler.com/blog/the-future-personal-assistants-companions/comment-page-1#comment-242206 True Digital Assistants | dmiessler.com Fri, 29 May 2009 05:06:15 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/archives/1006#comment-242206 <p>[...] I wrote a while ago about the fact that digital assistants are going to be major in a few years. Here’s the first major breakthrough in this space. [...]</p> [...] I wrote a while ago about the fact that digital assistants are going to be major in a few years. Here’s the first major breakthrough in this space. [...]

]]> By: Ken http://danielmiessler.com/blog/the-future-personal-assistants-companions/comment-page-1#comment-10842 Ken Sat, 18 Nov 2006 01:43:28 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/archives/1006#comment-10842 <p>This is one of the best ideas I have ever heard. I was in a conversation just the other day and realized I need a personal assistant. With my current position I handle tons of things and having someone do these more menial, but still meaningful tasks would be great.</p> This is one of the best ideas I have ever heard. I was in a conversation just the other day and realized I need a personal assistant. With my current position I handle tons of things and having someone do these more menial, but still meaningful tasks would be great.

]]> By: Ken http://danielmiessler.com/blog/the-future-personal-assistants-companions/comment-page-1#comment-246512 Ken Sat, 18 Nov 2006 01:43:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/archives/1006#comment-246512 <p>This is one of the best ideas I have ever heard. I was in a conversation just the other day and realized I need a personal assistant. With my current position I handle tons of things and having someone do these more menial, but still meaningful tasks would be great.</p> This is one of the best ideas I have ever heard. I was in a conversation just the other day and realized I need a personal assistant. With my current position I handle tons of things and having someone do these more menial, but still meaningful tasks would be great.

]]> By: Michael S Black http://danielmiessler.com/blog/the-future-personal-assistants-companions/comment-page-1#comment-10827 Michael S Black Fri, 17 Nov 2006 14:53:51 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/archives/1006#comment-10827 <p>I've been thinking about this concept since High School, course back then I assumed it would require a neural/machine interface...now I just think it would be more efficient. I've always thought that a digital AI overlay (the DC, so to speak) on your consciousness, say low-level organization and memory routines, combined with Internet access, and self-modifying "quasi" AI will spark a new paradigm in human consciousness, maybe even an evolutionary leap. Many, if not most, people that I have discussed this with have been appalled, "How would you learn, how would you mature, what effect on my personality would this have, etc..."</p> <p>Think about it, learning by rote, or learning basic facts would be useless. Most of the things taught from K-12, aside from social skills, and emotional maturity, would no longer be needed to be learned by your "wetware", the hardware would handle things like that. Direct sensory interfaces could provide multi-sensory Eidetic memory, the ability to sift thru what you are experiencing and selectively listen, smell, hear, see, taste. Combined with a repository of human knowledge (good and bad), this would literally change our definition of Humanity.</p> I’ve been thinking about this concept since High School, course back then I assumed it would require a neural/machine interface…now I just think it would be more efficient. I’ve always thought that a digital AI overlay (the DC, so to speak) on your consciousness, say low-level organization and memory routines, combined with Internet access, and self-modifying “quasi” AI will spark a new paradigm in human consciousness, maybe even an evolutionary leap. Many, if not most, people that I have discussed this with have been appalled, “How would you learn, how would you mature, what effect on my personality would this have, etc…”

Think about it, learning by rote, or learning basic facts would be useless. Most of the things taught from K-12, aside from social skills, and emotional maturity, would no longer be needed to be learned by your “wetware”, the hardware would handle things like that. Direct sensory interfaces could provide multi-sensory Eidetic memory, the ability to sift thru what you are experiencing and selectively listen, smell, hear, see, taste. Combined with a repository of human knowledge (good and bad), this would literally change our definition of Humanity.

]]> By: Michael S Black http://danielmiessler.com/blog/the-future-personal-assistants-companions/comment-page-1#comment-246511 Michael S Black Fri, 17 Nov 2006 14:53:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/archives/1006#comment-246511 <p>I've been thinking about this concept since High School, course back then I assumed it would require a neural/machine interface...now I just think it would be more efficient. I've always thought that a digital AI overlay (the DC, so to speak) on your consciousness, say low-level organization and memory routines, combined with Internet access, and self-modifying "quasi" AI will spark a new paradigm in human consciousness, maybe even an evolutionary leap. Many, if not most, people that I have discussed this with have been appalled, "How would you learn, how would you mature, what effect on my personality would this have, etc..."</p> <p>Think about it, learning by rote, or learning basic facts would be useless. Most of the things taught from K-12, aside from social skills, and emotional maturity, would no longer be needed to be learned by your "wetware", the hardware would handle things like that. Direct sensory interfaces could provide multi-sensory Eidetic memory, the ability to sift thru what you are experiencing and selectively listen, smell, hear, see, taste. Combined with a repository of human knowledge (good and bad), this would literally change our definition of Humanity.</p> I’ve been thinking about this concept since High School, course back then I assumed it would require a neural/machine interface…now I just think it would be more efficient. I’ve always thought that a digital AI overlay (the DC, so to speak) on your consciousness, say low-level organization and memory routines, combined with Internet access, and self-modifying “quasi” AI will spark a new paradigm in human consciousness, maybe even an evolutionary leap. Many, if not most, people that I have discussed this with have been appalled, “How would you learn, how would you mature, what effect on my personality would this have, etc…”

Think about it, learning by rote, or learning basic facts would be useless. Most of the things taught from K-12, aside from social skills, and emotional maturity, would no longer be needed to be learned by your “wetware”, the hardware would handle things like that. Direct sensory interfaces could provide multi-sensory Eidetic memory, the ability to sift thru what you are experiencing and selectively listen, smell, hear, see, taste. Combined with a repository of human knowledge (good and bad), this would literally change our definition of Humanity.

]]> By: Marisol http://danielmiessler.com/blog/the-future-personal-assistants-companions/comment-page-1#comment-10826 Marisol Fri, 17 Nov 2006 14:38:20 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/archives/1006#comment-10826 <p>I'm totally diggin' it.</p> <p>Interestingly, yesterday, I started looking into PDA's. My very active social life warrants a need to get everything "down" in one place and the day planner obviously hasn't been the best method for me. LOL Really, though, I was thinking it would be great to have my calendar available to me electronically. And have a place to write the slew of notes I tend to collect on my workstations (office and home). However, I don't think I'm as geeky to maybe you when it comes to items such as PDA's (no offense; love ya bro). So, I just need something really basic. Found a few reviews online and I'm still mulling it over. If you have any suggestions, let me know.</p> <p>And if you develop "the assistant" can I test it out for ya?</p> I’m totally diggin’ it.

Interestingly, yesterday, I started looking into PDA’s. My very active social life warrants a need to get everything “down” in one place and the day planner obviously hasn’t been the best method for me. LOL Really, though, I was thinking it would be great to have my calendar available to me electronically. And have a place to write the slew of notes I tend to collect on my workstations (office and home). However, I don’t think I’m as geeky to maybe you when it comes to items such as PDA’s (no offense; love ya bro). So, I just need something really basic. Found a few reviews online and I’m still mulling it over. If you have any suggestions, let me know.

And if you develop “the assistant” can I test it out for ya?

]]> By: Marisol http://danielmiessler.com/blog/the-future-personal-assistants-companions/comment-page-1#comment-246510 Marisol Fri, 17 Nov 2006 14:38:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/archives/1006#comment-246510 <p>I'm totally diggin' it.</p> <p>Interestingly, yesterday, I started looking into PDA's. My very active social life warrants a need to get everything "down" in one place and the day planner obviously hasn't been the best method for me. LOL Really, though, I was thinking it would be great to have my calendar available to me electronically. And have a place to write the slew of notes I tend to collect on my workstations (office and home). However, I don't think I'm as geeky to maybe you when it comes to items such as PDA's (no offense; love ya bro). So, I just need something really basic. Found a few reviews online and I'm still mulling it over. If you have any suggestions, let me know.</p> <p>And if you develop "the assistant" can I test it out for ya?</p> I’m totally diggin’ it.

Interestingly, yesterday, I started looking into PDA’s. My very active social life warrants a need to get everything “down” in one place and the day planner obviously hasn’t been the best method for me. LOL Really, though, I was thinking it would be great to have my calendar available to me electronically. And have a place to write the slew of notes I tend to collect on my workstations (office and home). However, I don’t think I’m as geeky to maybe you when it comes to items such as PDA’s (no offense; love ya bro). So, I just need something really basic. Found a few reviews online and I’m still mulling it over. If you have any suggestions, let me know.

And if you develop “the assistant” can I test it out for ya?

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