How Tony Stark and Iron Man Sparked An Artificial Intelligence Phenomenon
Give me a Scotch, I’m Starving — Tony Stark
Tony Stark is the fashion icon all of us technology comic book nerds aspire to be. Who doesn’t want cool cars, the most beautiful women, a luxury lifestyle, and most importantly- the ability to sheepishly humiliate the incompetent braggarts most of us tech nerds seem frustrated with on a daily basis.
Tony Stark is our tech communities Manny Pacquiao, our Lebron James, our Muhammed Ali. Simply put- he’s not your champ tech fakers- you might not understand this but Tony Stark is what made technology cool and more importantly, made bots sexy and they know it.
Hello J.A.R.V.I.S.
Short for “Just a Really Very Intelligent System,” J.A.R.V.I.S. is a disembodied artificial intelligence system that Tony speaks to in the movies, both for quick expositional information and sarcastic banter. The voice is delivered by English actor Paul Bettany, who says he’s never seen any of the Marvel films.
The name J.A.R.V.I.S. is a tribute to the comic book character of Edwin Jarvis, an actual English butler to the Avengers when they had a mansion (also owned by…