Personal information assistant computing system

A computing device comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a non-transitory memory device storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause to computing device to:
• receive, by a personal information assistant platform at least partially executing on the computing device, an action request in a natural language communication from a user;
• retrieve, by the personal information assistant platform via a secure network connection, user information from a data store associated with the user, the user information including user identification information and user preference information;
• select, by an adaptive learning engine of the personal information assistant platform, a first personal information assistant template from a plurality of personal information assistant templates corresponding to different types of functionalities and different user-specific information, wherein the first personal information assistant template is selected based on the user information and a type of action requested in the natural language communication;
• generate, by the adaptive learning engine, a first personal information assistant using the first personal information assistant template, wherein the non-transitory memory device stores the plurality of personal information assistant templates;
• analyze, by the first personal information assistant, the action request to determine a task to be performed by the first personal information assistant in response to the action request, wherein the first personal information assistant analyzes the action request based on the user identification information and the user preference information;
• and
• transmit, by the first personal information assistant, at least one message to a remote computing system in performance of the task, wherein the first personal information assistant interacts with the remote computing system as a proxy for the user.

A method comprising:

• determining, by a personal information assistant platform at least partially executing on a user computing device, user-specific information of a user during an initial sign-up by the user to participate in a personal information assistant program provided by the personal information assistant platform;
• activating, by an adaptive learning engine of the personal information assistant platform executing on the user computing device, personal information assistant functionality, wherein the personal information assistant functionality comprises a personal information assistant to operate as a proxy for the user when performing computer-assisted tasks, wherein activating the personal information assistant functionality includes:
• identifying a personal information assistant template from a plurality of personal information assistant templates corresponding to different types of functionalities and different user-specific information, wherein the personal information assistant template is selected based on the user-specific information and a type of action requested in a natural language communication from the user;
• generating a personal information assistant using the identified personal information assistant template corresponding to a type of action requested by the user, and the user-specific information, wherein the user computing device stores the plurality of personal information assistant templates;
• personalizing the personal information assistant to characteristics and preferences of the user using user data stored in an data store;
• initiating a computer-assisted task corresponding to the type of action requested by the user, wherein the personal information assistant performs at least a portion of the computer-assisted task as the proxy for the user without direct user input;
• and
• transmitting, via a network interface, a personal information assistant message to a remote computing system, wherein the personal information assistant message is automatically generated by the personal information assistant in performance of the computer-assisted task.