Chicago Tribune (Aug. 13) -- Dag Kittlaus, the Chicago-area visionary who helped give the world Siri, has been working on Viv, an artificial intelligence system that could become the indispensable electronic personal assistant that Apple’s Siri has never quite managed to be. He is a big supporter of Chicago-based UI Labs, an effort affiliated with the U. of I. that seeks to turn academic research into the kind of lucrative ventures that create jobs.