by Angela Guess
A new press release out of the company states, “Kimera Systems (www.kimerasystems.com) today announced the birth of Nigel – the world’s first commercial human-like intelligence technology for connected devices. Nigel was delivered at a birthday party held last Friday in downtown Portland by its creator, Kimera co-founder and CEO Mounir Shita. The Nigel artificial general intelligence (AGI) technology began learning immediately in the same way humans do: by observing the behavior of people with Nigel-enabled devices. Shita began working on his single-algorithm, federated approach to artificial intelligence in 2005, and Kimera Systems was formally incorporated in 2012. The technology was dubbed “Nigel” to honor one of its principal architects, Nigel Deighton, a noted international expert on wireless technologies and a former Gartner research vice president, who passed away in 2013.”
The release goes on, “Kimera has validated Nigel’s ability to learn and react to various situations and contexts, a breakthrough achievement in artificial intelligence coming decades before most experts predict such AI technology could be ready for commercial deployment. After years of development and laboratory testing, Nigel has finally been rolled out to a select group of private beta users so the technology can begin to gather data and begin learning in the real world. A public beta will soon be available. ‘There are billions of connected devices and objects people call ‘smart,’ but ‘smart’ does not include comprehension,’ said Shita. ‘Personal assistant apps found on most smartphones are ‘smart’ but have limited utility because they are programmed to react in specific ways, and are constrained by this programming. You cannot ask your smartphone ‘is everyone there?’ and expect it to give you an answer relevant to your situation at that moment. Because Nigel will understand this question, it can give you a meaningful answer’.”
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