Mark Zuckerberg presented home artificial intelligence

Photo: Mark Zuckerberg / Facebook

Facebook creator and CEO Mark Zuckerberg fulfilled his main task at 2016 year - he created a home artificial intelligence called Jarvis (exactly the same name was Iron Man's virtual assistant). Zuckerberg installed it in his home in San Francisco and now wants to share the code with Internet users.

The creator said that he spent 100 hours to develop a code for artificial intelligence, which can adjust the lighting and control the TV, toast, monitor the child and much more.

Портал Rusbase described in detail what Jarvis Zuckerberg can do.

Control lighting and basic appliances, such as a toaster

“You can usually control Internet-connected switches that allow you to remotely turn on or off electricity,” Zuckerberg explained. - But often this is not enough. For example, I learned that it is quite difficult to find a toaster that can put bread in advance in order to automatically start frying it when the power turns on. In the end, I found an old 1950-s toaster and equipped it with a connected switch. ”

Play your favorite music by Zuckerberg or his wife Priscilla, depending on which of them gives the command

Zuckerberg taught the AI ​​to recognize his voice and the voice of his wife Priscilla Chan, so he knows how to play different music, depending on who addressed him. If the virtual assistant chooses not exactly what is needed, you can simply say: “This is not something, turn on something light and fun,” and he will correct his mistake.

“In general, I noticed that we often give general instructions, and do not ask to include something specific,” Zuckerberg writes. - As far as I know, not a single commercial product can now fulfill general requests. I think this is a great opportunity. ”

Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan. Photo: Mark Zuckerberg / Facebook

Recognize the faces of guests and open the front door for them

Zuckerberg used Facebook face recognition technology to teach his home AI to identify guests using cameras located at the front door.

“I created a simple server that constantly monitors cameras and handles a 2-step process. It first runs face search to determine if anyone is in view, and then recognition to see who exactly is there. After identifying the person, the server checks my guest list to see if I'm expecting that person. If everything is in order, the AI ​​opens the door and tells me that guests have arrived,” Zuckerberg explained.

Communicate using an instant messenger and a special speech recognition application

Zuckerberg wrote his own chat bot for Facebook messenger, with which he can give commands to his home AI (for example, turn off the lights in the bedroom). In addition, he made a special application for voice commands.

It is curious that most of all Zuckerberg likes to communicate with the AI ​​through a chat bot. Here is what he writes about it:

“I was very surprised by the fact that when I had a choice about how to communicate with Jarvis - with the help of messages or voices, most often, I chose the first. Basically, I do it because this kind of communication with AI worries others less. If I want to ask the AI ​​to do something related to all those present, for example, to include music for guests, then the voice command will be appropriate. But most of the time it's best to just send a message to Jarvis.

In the same way, when Jarvis calls me, I prefer that he do it not with his voice, but with the help of messages. A voice can interrupt a conversation, and as for text messages, you decide when to read them. ”

AI turns off the light according to the message in the messenger and wishes good night.

Talk like a man and joke

Zuckerberg wanted his home AI to have a sense of humor and therefore program it properly.

“From the point of view of psychology, when you speak with the system, you put more emotions into your words than when you communicate with a computer using text or a graphical interface,” Zuckerberg believes.

“When I gave Jarvis a voice, I wanted to give him a sense of humor. Partly to make it more fun for my daughter Max to communicate with him. But mostly I wanted his presence to be felt in the house. I taught the AI ​​fun mini-games - for example, if Priscilla or I ask who needs to be tickled, Jarvis will randomly choose one of us or Max, or even Beast (Zuckerberg's dog - editor's note). I added a couple of classic jokes to his program, like the line from 2001: A Space Odyssey: "Sorry, Priscilla, but I'm afraid I can't do that."

Zuckerberg with his daughter Max and a dog named Beast. Photo: Facebook

Now AI is too tied to the house of Zuckerberg, but the head of Facebook is considering creating its new version, which it plans to publish in open access.

“It would be interesting to give this opportunity to the whole world someday,” Zuckerberg writes. - I think about putting Jarvis code in the public domain, but for now it’s too closely connected to the systems and settings of my house. If I ever manage to make a version with general home control settings, then I will show it. Such a code would be an excellent basis for creating a new product. ”

On Tuesday, he posted a video on his Facebook page, where he clearly showed what Javiers can do.

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