Want To Be Mark Zuckerberg's Jarvis?
Facebook's founder wants someone to voice his new A.I. system.
Facebook's founder wants someone to voice his new A.I. system.
A.I. Voice For Hire Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg says he is looking for a voice for his homemade artificial intelligence (A.I.) system in a Facebook post today. Facebook's founder has been working on his own A.I. system, which he has named Jarvis ala Iron Man. He has said building the system was one of his New Year's resolutions. But apparently now, he's brought the system far enough along that he needs to give his A.I. a voice. And he's looking for ideas. Within six hours, Facebook's founder garnered more than 1,500 shares and 30,000 comments with suggestions from Robert Downey Jr, Benedict Cumberbatch to Paul Bettany, the real Jarvis.
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