Dubai-based entrepreneur creating personal AI assistant to be a ‘lifelong companion’

Chatting with Arto Bendiken about his new start-up feels a bit like replaying Back to the Future, a film ahead of its time, which he also refers to at the end of our talk.

While he is not creating a flying car, he is hoping to develop technology that will bring the future to us.

The Dubai-based entrepreneur says he is developing a personal artificial intelligence tool that is “something like an angel on your shoulder, always there, always present” and aims to help people achieve their “life goals”, or in essence “win at life”.

In other words, Haltia.ai, a smartphone app, is a…