Armenian startup launches AI replica of Reddit co-founder Alexis OhanianJuly 7, 2016 - 11:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A startup based in Armenia and San Francisco named 1AI Solutions has recently launched a working AI-based version of Reddit's co-founder Alexis Ohanian named Avedis Ohanian, PR Newswire reports. 1AI Solutions studied five years of Alexis Ohanian's cognitive processes to accurately reproduce his decision-making process and speech habits. Additionally they used 3-D printing to replicate the body of Alexis Ohanian. The reason behind such an initiative is pure necessity, the startup said. "There's a lack of qualified IT professionals here in Armenia", said Dr. J.P. Hagopian, the CEO of 1AI Solutions. "We need to hire people, but we simply can't find enough good candidates. At some point our HR manager said that we should clone one of the high-performing Silicon Valley guys. She was kidding, but the idea stuck." When Dr. Hagopian decided to focus his team's efforts on developing an Artificial Intelligence program that could mirror Alexis Ohanian's cognitive processes, things got serious. Through a combination of algorithmic neuroscience, standalone software and computer aided design, 1AI Solutions will mass produce the future IT professionals of the world, PR Newswire says. "Ohanian is very vocal about a number of issues", said Dr. Hagopian. "It made things easier for us: we were able to aggregate data from his time at Reddit, his investments, his Ted Talks and social media profile to get a better idea of how he thinks, and how his ideas shape the way he acts." Avedis 1.0 has been performing better than expected in early Turing tests. The team led by Dr. Hagopian is confident that future versions will have full cognitive abilities and natural language capabilities. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. |