William Adams, better known by his stage name Will.i.am is gearing up for a new technology that will surely amaze you. The talented musician and entrepreneur wants to create an artificial intelligence (AI) that will help him relax.
Will.i.am Rolling Out An AI Virtual Assistant Called AneedA
According to Willi.i.am, he wants an AI that will tell him what to do, assist him on his appointments and even prepare everything for him. This AI is an all around assistant that will remind him of his health, the food he eats and everything else.
"That's what we aim to do with AneedA," Will.i.am told Wired about this new product. AneedA will be the next big thing that fans can expect on his technology brand i.am+. AneedA will be available in wearables, so you can take it anywhere you go. In fact, it debuted on Will.i.am's tuxedo. At the time, AneedA is available in Dial, a wearable but it's not a typical smartwatch because it is a phone in your wrist. In fact, in includes key features that makes it better than your phone, tablet and computer.
AneedA can provide you news updates, play music, send emails and text, book your flights and order you a takeout. She also remembers your previous question and can handle complex questions.
At the time, AneedA offers unexpected responses like pronouncing Beyonce with a hard "C." However, Chandra Ratharkrishnan, company co-founder and president explained that the virtual assistant's AI would improve as more people use it.
Will.i.am Better After Earlier Failures
Per Vanity Fair, Will.i.am has also his fair share of failure in the tech world. In fact, when i.am+ released its Puls smartwatch in 2014, one user commented that it is "the worst product I've touched all year." Per Wired, the i.am+ team insisted that Puls was a beta product and was not intended for a mass release.
Meanwhile, Rathakrishnan admitted that the last product was not helpful. Puls didn't do anything that the phone can't, which deemed it useless. Per the report, this time, the team is working on something that offers functions that consumers can't get on their phone. AneedA will be a voiced-based operating system, so users need not fiddle on tiny screens.
Will.i.am is very positive in dealing with failures and has some advice to struggling engineers, inventors or businessmen. "If it was about reviews, the Black Eyed Peas would have never been able to sell out stadiums. At some point, you have to have a thick skin."
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