Nokia trademarks Viki, the name of its upcoming AI assistant

The movie Her painted a future where AI assistants are ubiquitous but it failed to mention just how many of them there will be. Now even Nokia is said to be making one which will answer to the name "Viki." The company (Nokia Solutions and Networks, not HMD) filed for a EU trademark with the description: Software for the creation and monitoring of mobile and web digital assistants working with knowledge and combining all data sources into a single chat and voice based interface With New Nokia's first Android phone a reality, we have to wonder how and when Viki will arrive on phones -...