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From the Associated Press

"Every day at lunchtime, Friday asks Milind Tambe what he craves. A roasted chicken breast sandwich? A tandoori chicken pizza? Answer in hand, Friday dutifully orders the item for pick up or delivery.

"Friday also keeps track of the University of Southern California professor's whereabouts, schedules his meetings and warns colleagues if Tambe is running late.

"Friday is no ordinary personal secretary, though.

"In fact, Friday isn't human at all. It's a software robot, or ``bot'', alive entirely in cyberspace..."

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