Artificial intelligence will save us, not enslave us! - Inside the Digital Workplace

The original idea behind Ask Jeeves was to provide answers to questions posed in everyday language. "Jeeves" was the name of your very own personal assistant, or butler, fetching answers to any question you asked. In a time where the internet was still very much in its infancy, the prospect really sparked my imagination. Excited like many others after seeing the advert, I turned on my PC to ask Jeeves a question. Although I don't remember the first question I asked, I do remember the disappointment I had when the answer was just a list of websites related to keywords in my search criteria.