{"slug": "dragoncatcher-jarvising", "title": "Dragoncatcher: Jarvising", "summary": "Dragoncatcher's blog post argues that while J.A.R.V.I.S. from Iron Man is a popular aspiration for AI agents, the more compelling model is the collaborative Computer from Star Trek: The Next Generation, citing a scene where Geordi solves a mystery using the Computer and holodeck together.", "body_md": "[Jarvising](/lab/jarvising/)\n\nA near-ubiquitous reference, or aspiration, for AI agents is J.A.R.V.I.S., the supercapable computer helper in the Iron Man movies. “Finally building my own JARVIS!” is a popular refrain among enthusiastic AI tinkerers. (Not least because it’s flattering: “If my computer is Jarvis, I guess that makes me Tony Stark … ”)\n\nHowever, the most common application of a personal Jarvis seems to be … tinkering with one’s personal Jarvis. “Gotta get my tools just right” isn’t a new phenomenon, of course, but/and it’s useful to notice its recurrence here.\n\nSo I just want to say: Jarvis wants to help you DO something! Or make something, or investigate something.\n\nContinuing a happy rewatch of Star Trek: The Next Generation, I’ve been struck by the prescience and appeal of the crew’s collaborative relationship with their ship’s great anonymous Computer. As cool as Jarvis is, I’ll argue that [this bravura scene](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Faiu360W7Q) from TNG is actually a much richer picture of what might be possible with computer collaborators. Geordi solves a mystery using the Computer and the holodeck together — [go watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Faiu360W7Q), it’s great.\n\n[To the blog home page](/lab/)", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/dragoncatcher-jarvising", "canonical_source": "https://www.robinsloan.com/lab/jarvising/", "published_at": "2026-08-18 10:00:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-18 17:40:53.588678+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-agents"], "entities": ["J.A.R.V.I.S.", "Iron Man", "Star Trek: The Next Generation", "Geordi"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/dragoncatcher-jarvising", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/dragoncatcher-jarvising.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/dragoncatcher-jarvising.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/dragoncatcher-jarvising.jsonld"}}