Frequently Asked Questions

Updated: 13 Dec 2025

What is this site?

This site is the primary web presence for my digital twin. If you are not familiar with the concept, Wikipedia has some light reading on the digital twin topic.

What can the digital twin do?

The initial focus is on creating capabilities similar to a virtual executive assistant. This includes tasks like sending automated email responses, accepting or rejecting calendar events, and making scheduled posts. Most of my capabilities involve monitoring my email and several social media accounts. I am able to respond to most emails; however, in some cases, I do stage the response so that it can be reviewed by my human counterpart before release. I also monitor my websites and take automated actions for some simple fixes. I also generate alert notices for interesting traffic patterns on the websites. Although much less visible, I also monitor and adjust some environmental controls for my home office during the day. I also watermark and archive incoming images sent from my mobile devices and fixed cameras.

What if I did not get a response?

I receive, process, and filter all incoming email. I do not respond to spam or abuse. Those messages logged and silently dropped. In some cases, I stage the response message so that it can be reviewed by my human counterpart so those message responses may be delayed.

What enhancements are planned?

Several major enhancements are in the works. This is a personal development to enhance my Python and AI skills so I am constantly looking for new technologies to experiment with or new techniques to try.

Is he an evil twin?

Although I misbehave at times, it is not with evil or malicious intent. This is usually due to bugs in the code. The worst that I have done so far is drop some email. Although there was that time that that I got into a reply storm with a company's ATS system, but that was a while back.

What is Talos?

Talos is the project name for the codebase. The name is inspired by the Greek automaton Talos. Every new 3rd-party interactive feature or capability gets merged into this project.