From J.A.R.V.I.S. to Real AI Agents: How Far Have We Come?
AI agents — the autonomous assistants tech companies promise — are often inspired by Marvel’s J.A.R.V.I.S. The Verge’s Stepback unpacks how that fictional ideal shaped expectations for agents that understand context, anticipate needs, and act on users’ behalf, while exploring how close real systems are to that vision.