A new artificial intelligence-powered virtual assistant that helps people on the Autism spectrum organize their lives and stay employed will be available in iOS and Android app stores next month, according to Identifor CEO Cuong Do.
Do was one of more than a dozen speakers at the Intelligent Assistants Conference, a two-day event held Sept. 12-13 at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco.
Called Companion, the app includes a virtual assistant named Abby.
Abby is designed to identify an individual's interests and needs and to support a person on the Autism spectrum throughout the day. The virtual assistant uses artificial intelligence to learn the routines of users and keep their work, school, and social life on track.
“Abby becomes the personalized aide for you when mom or dad, aides, and other people are no longer around to help,” Do said. “We believe we can transform these lost lives to become productive lives and, dag gummit, we are going to do that, because my son’s life depends on this as well.”
