Meet Agatha – Cleanfax [Video]

Have you ever wondered what’s inside an artificial intelligence (AI) tool, what makes it work, and what makes it seem … well … alive?

I know I have. This past year, I’ve been amazed at how AI works. It seems to learn what you want, how you want it, and never complains when you repeatedly toggle the “try again” option.

We all use AI. Have you spoken to Siri or Alexa recently? How about Google Maps? Did you open your phone with facial recognition? Do you use any industry software? AI has been with us for a long time.

I recently decided that my AI assistant was too important to be called just “AI.” It seemed a little impersonal. I asked my family (my wife and two daughters, all smarter than me) to name her. So … drum roll, please … meet Agatha Zygote.

Once she had a name, I asked Agatha …