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    First there were AI chatbots. Now AI assistants can order Ubers and book vacations

    A new batch of AI-powered devices known as AI agents are all the rage in Silicon Valley. They're devices with a voice assistant that can complete real-world tasks for you.
    by Bobby Allyn Feb 21, 2024 4 minutes
    The AI-powered Rabbit R1 device is seen at Rabbit Inc.'s headquarters in Santa Monica, California. The gadget is meant to serve as a personal assistant fulfilling tasks such as ordering food on DoorDash for you, calling an Uber or booking your family's vacation.

    ChatGPT can give you travel ideas, but it won't book your flight to Cancún.

    Now, artificial intelligence is here to help us scratch items off our to-do lists.

    A slate of tech startups are developing products that use AI to complete real-world tasks.

    Silicon Valley watchers see this new crop of "AI agents" as being the next phase of the generative AI craze that took hold with the launch of chatbots and image generators.

    Last year, Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, nodded to the future of AI errand-helpers at the company's developer conference.

    "Eventually, you'll just ask a computer for what you need, and

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