Former DeepMind engineer launches personal assistant Fo to make calls and run errands
Wajo's Fo can call telecom support, fill out bank forms and handle paperwork, completing 71% of 104 tasks on its own and escalating the rest to humans.
AI agents are getting a lot more practical. A former Google DeepMind engineer has launched Fo, an AI agent through her startup Wajo that can handle annoying real-world tasks for you. Think: 📞 Calling telecom companies to dispute fees 🏦 Filling out bank forms 📄 Dealing with paperwork 🤝 Handing complex cases to a human when needed In tests, Fo completed 71% of 104 tasks on its own, while escalating the rest to vetted humans under strict privacy limits. The interesting part? Fo uses its own phone number and payment cards, helping keep your personal information safer. AI that doesn't pretend it can do everything, but knows when to call a human.