IrisGo: AI Assistant Backed by Investor Andrew Ng That Learns to Perform Your Tasks

IrisGo startup introduced an "AI butler"—an assistant that watches your computer screen and independently learns to perform tasks you do every day. The project is backed by investor Andrew Ng, a renowned artificial intelligence specialist and founder of the Coursera learning platform.

How the IrisGo System Works

IrisGo positions itself as an "AI butler"—an assistant that doesn't require programming or detailed instructions. Instead of writing code or configuring integrations, you simply show the assistant how you work. The system monitors the screen: how you open applications, fill out forms, process spreadsheets and documents. Then the assistant understands the logic of your actions and can repeat them when needed.

Learning Through Observation

The mechanics work like a person looking over your shoulder and remembering your workflow. IrisGo sees every action on the screen—mouse clicks, entered text, transitions between windows, edits in documents—and builds a model of how tasks are solved. Over time, the assistant can automate frequently repeated operations. The key difference from other tools is that the system doesn't need an explicit description of an algorithm—it learns from observation.

What the Assistant Can Do

According to the startup's description, IrisGo can:

• Update data tables based on information from various sources
• Send emails and messages using predefined templates
• Fill out web forms and documents based on structured data
• Copy and transform data between different applications
• Generate reports on completed projects or orders

Why This Will Change Work

Most office workers spend hours on routine tasks: updating spreadsheets, sending emails, transferring data from one service to another, filling out forms. Often these are tedious but mandatory tasks. IrisGo promises to eliminate this drudgery. Instead of hiring a programmer, spending weeks on development, or learning to write scripts, you simply show the assistant what needs to be done—and it takes the task on itself.

What This Means

AI assistants that learn from your actions are moving from laboratories into real products. This could fundamentally change how people work with computers—from specialist knowledgeable employees to regular office workers who currently depend on manual labor. If IrisGo truly works, it could become the next wave of workplace automation.