AI-operated Robots Write Letters for Humans

Humans have been writing by hand for thousands of years.

Since ancient times, people have used every tool imaginable to share information, do business, and keep records.

Now, letter writing is making a comeback in the form of artificial intelligence-operated robots.

These AI robots can write notes for humans in their own handwriting.

David Wachs is the head and founder of Handwrytten.

He said businesses use his company's robots for handwritten letters and “thank-you” notes to create a strong and personal connection with those who receive them.

Many non-profit organizations also use handwritten letters to keep donations coming.

It helps turn one-time givers, or donors, into yearly givers, Wachs explained.

Wachs added, “I think what's old is new again.”

Automated letter writing is not new.

Thomas Jefferson, the third U.S. President, often used a polygraph created by British inventor John Isaac Hawkins.

Jefferson considered the device the greatest invention of his time.

It let him make copies of his letters to keep for his own records.

The president had more than ten of the devices at one point, Morrill added.

Using what he considered wonderful technology, historians say Jefferson went on to write almost 20,000 letters in his lifetime.

Morrill remembered that a visitor once told him, “What is it about you Americans and this new, new thing?

Other cultures aren't like this.

“And I think this kind of begins with Jefferson,” Morrill added.

Handwriting technology has greatly changed since Jefferson's time.

Wachs says such technology now includes 3D printing and laser cutting, among others.