Information Butler for the Office

Intelligent virtual assistants that can answer straightforward questions or carry out simple instructions are already to be found in smartphones, tablets and millions of households. As yet, however, these systems are not capable of mastering the complex daily work involved in journalism, administration or consulting, for example, as they still cannot process huge volumes of information, handle different subjects, sources and means of communication or contact a variety of different people. In a few years, self-learning assistance systems that are intuitive to use will support knowledge workers in their everyday tasks.